What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47262 and 47271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47262 and 47271 is 3.

GCF(47262,47271) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47262 and 47271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47262 and 47271.

How to find the GCF of 47262 and 47271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47262 and 47271. After we will calculate the factors of 47262 and 47271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47262

Prime factors of 47262 are 2, 3, 7877. Prime factorization of 47262 in exponential form is:

47262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47271

Prime factors of 47271 are 3, 7, 2251. Prime factorization of 47271 in exponential form is:

47271 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2251¹

Step-3: Factors of 47262

List of positive integer factors of 47262 that divides 47262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7877, 15754, 23631

Step-4: Factors of 47271

List of positive integer factors of 47271 that divides 47262 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2251, 6753, 15757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47262 and 47271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47262 and 47271 is 3.

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