What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47230 and 47248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47230 and 47248 is 2.

GCF(47230,47248) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47230 and 47248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47230 and 47248.

How to find the GCF of 47230 and 47248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47230 and 47248. After we will calculate the factors of 47230 and 47248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47230

Prime factors of 47230 are 2, 5, 4723. Prime factorization of 47230 in exponential form is:

47230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4723¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47248

Prime factors of 47248 are 2, 2953. Prime factorization of 47248 in exponential form is:

47248 = 2⁴ × 2953¹

Step-3: Factors of 47230

List of positive integer factors of 47230 that divides 47230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4723, 9446, 23615

Step-4: Factors of 47248

List of positive integer factors of 47248 that divides 47230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2953, 5906, 11812, 23624

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47230 and 47248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47230 and 47248 is 2.

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