What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47233 and 47238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47233 and 47238 is 1.

GCF(47233,47238) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47233 and 47238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47233 and 47238.

How to find the GCF of 47233 and 47238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47233 and 47238. After we will calculate the factors of 47233 and 47238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47233

Prime factors of 47233 are 149, 317. Prime factorization of 47233 in exponential form is:

47233 = 149¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47238

Prime factors of 47238 are 2, 3, 7873. Prime factorization of 47238 in exponential form is:

47238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7873¹

Step-3: Factors of 47233

List of positive integer factors of 47233 that divides 47233 without a remainder.

1, 149, 317

Step-4: Factors of 47238

List of positive integer factors of 47238 that divides 47233 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7873, 15746, 23619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47233 and 47238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47233 and 47238 is 1.

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