What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47312 and 47321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47312 and 47321 is 1.

GCF(47312,47321) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47312 and 47321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47312 and 47321.

How to find the GCF of 47312 and 47321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47312 and 47321. After we will calculate the factors of 47312 and 47321 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47312

Prime factors of 47312 are 2, 2957. Prime factorization of 47312 in exponential form is:

47312 = 2⁴ × 2957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47321

Prime factors of 47321 are 79, 599. Prime factorization of 47321 in exponential form is:

47321 = 79¹ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 47312

List of positive integer factors of 47312 that divides 47312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2957, 5914, 11828, 23656

Step-4: Factors of 47321

List of positive integer factors of 47321 that divides 47312 without a remainder.

1, 79, 599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47312 and 47321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47312 and 47321 is 1.

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