What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47316 and 47330?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47316 and 47330 is 2.

GCF(47316,47330) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47316 and 47330, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47316 and 47330.

How to find the GCF of 47316 and 47330?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47316 and 47330. After we will calculate the factors of 47316 and 47330 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 47330

Prime factors of 47330 are 2, 5, 4733. Prime factorization of 47330 in exponential form is:

47330 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4733¹

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 47330

List of positive integer factors of 47330 that divides 47316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4733, 9466, 23665

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47316 and 47330. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47316 and 47330 is 2.

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