What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47238 and 47257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47238 and 47257 is 1.

GCF(47238,47257) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47238 and 47257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47238 and 47257.

How to find the GCF of 47238 and 47257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47238 and 47257. After we will calculate the factors of 47238 and 47257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 47257

Prime factors of 47257 are 7, 43, 157. Prime factorization of 47257 in exponential form is:

47257 = 7¹ × 43¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 47238

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 47257

List of positive integer factors of 47257 that divides 47238 without a remainder.

1, 7, 43, 157, 301, 1099, 6751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47238 and 47257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47238 and 47257 is 1.

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