What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47278 and 47282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47278 and 47282 is 2.

GCF(47278,47282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47278 and 47282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47278 and 47282.

How to find the GCF of 47278 and 47282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47278 and 47282. After we will calculate the factors of 47278 and 47282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 47282

Prime factors of 47282 are 2, 47, 503. Prime factorization of 47282 in exponential form is:

47282 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 47278

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 47282

List of positive integer factors of 47282 that divides 47278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 503, 1006, 23641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47278 and 47282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47278 and 47282 is 2.

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