What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47260 and 47278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47260 and 47278 is 2.

GCF(47260,47278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47260 and 47278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47260 and 47278.

How to find the GCF of 47260 and 47278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47260 and 47278. After we will calculate the factors of 47260 and 47278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47260

Prime factors of 47260 are 2, 5, 17, 139. Prime factorization of 47260 in exponential form is:

47260 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47278

Prime factors of 47278 are 2, 7, 11, 307. Prime factorization of 47278 in exponential form is:

47278 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 47260

List of positive integer factors of 47260 that divides 47260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 68, 85, 139, 170, 278, 340, 556, 695, 1390, 2363, 2780, 4726, 9452, 11815, 23630

Step-4: Factors of 47278

List of positive integer factors of 47278 that divides 47260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 77, 154, 307, 614, 2149, 3377, 4298, 6754, 23639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47260 and 47278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47260 and 47278 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47260 and 47278