What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47235 and 47242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47235 and 47242 is 1.

GCF(47235,47242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47235 and 47242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47235 and 47242.

How to find the GCF of 47235 and 47242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47235 and 47242. After we will calculate the factors of 47235 and 47242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47235

Prime factors of 47235 are 3, 5, 47, 67. Prime factorization of 47235 in exponential form is:

47235 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 47¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47242

Prime factors of 47242 are 2, 13, 23, 79. Prime factorization of 47242 in exponential form is:

47242 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 47235

List of positive integer factors of 47235 that divides 47235 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 47, 67, 141, 201, 235, 335, 705, 1005, 3149, 9447, 15745

Step-4: Factors of 47242

List of positive integer factors of 47242 that divides 47235 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 23, 26, 46, 79, 158, 299, 598, 1027, 1817, 2054, 3634, 23621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47235 and 47242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47235 and 47242 is 1.

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