What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47290 and 47308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47290 and 47308 is 2.

GCF(47290,47308) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47290 and 47308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47290 and 47308.

How to find the GCF of 47290 and 47308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47290 and 47308. After we will calculate the factors of 47290 and 47308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47290

Prime factors of 47290 are 2, 5, 4729. Prime factorization of 47290 in exponential form is:

47290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4729¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47308

Prime factors of 47308 are 2, 11827. Prime factorization of 47308 in exponential form is:

47308 = 2² × 11827¹

Step-3: Factors of 47290

List of positive integer factors of 47290 that divides 47290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4729, 9458, 23645

Step-4: Factors of 47308

List of positive integer factors of 47308 that divides 47290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11827, 23654

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47290 and 47308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47290 and 47308 is 2.

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