What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47246 and 47261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47246 and 47261 is 1.

GCF(47246,47261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47246 and 47261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47246 and 47261.

How to find the GCF of 47246 and 47261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47246 and 47261. After we will calculate the factors of 47246 and 47261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47246

Prime factors of 47246 are 2, 23623. Prime factorization of 47246 in exponential form is:

47246 = 2¹ × 23623¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47261

Prime factors of 47261 are 167, 283. Prime factorization of 47261 in exponential form is:

47261 = 167¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 47246

List of positive integer factors of 47246 that divides 47246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23623

Step-4: Factors of 47261

List of positive integer factors of 47261 that divides 47246 without a remainder.

1, 167, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47246 and 47261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47246 and 47261 is 1.

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