What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47316 and 47328?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47316 and 47328 is 12.

GCF(47316,47328) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47316 and 47328, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47316 and 47328.

How to find the GCF of 47316 and 47328?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47316 and 47328. After we will calculate the factors of 47316 and 47328 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47316

Prime factors of 47316 are 2, 3, 3943. Prime factorization of 47316 in exponential form is:

47316 = 2² × 3¹ × 3943¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47328

Prime factors of 47328 are 2, 3, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 47328 in exponential form is:

47328 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 47316

List of positive integer factors of 47316 that divides 47316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3943, 7886, 11829, 15772, 23658

Step-4: Factors of 47328

List of positive integer factors of 47328 that divides 47316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 17, 24, 29, 32, 34, 48, 51, 58, 68, 87, 96, 102, 116, 136, 174, 204, 232, 272, 348, 408, 464, 493, 544, 696, 816, 928, 986, 1392, 1479, 1632, 1972, 2784, 2958, 3944, 5916, 7888, 11832, 15776, 23664

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47316 and 47328. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47316 and 47328 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47316 and 47328