What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47462 and 47472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47462 and 47472 is 2.

GCF(47462,47472) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47462 and 47472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47462 and 47472.

How to find the GCF of 47462 and 47472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47462 and 47472. After we will calculate the factors of 47462 and 47472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47462

Prime factors of 47462 are 2, 19, 1249. Prime factorization of 47462 in exponential form is:

47462 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1249¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47472

Prime factors of 47472 are 2, 3, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 47472 in exponential form is:

47472 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 47462

List of positive integer factors of 47462 that divides 47462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1249, 2498, 23731

Step-4: Factors of 47472

List of positive integer factors of 47472 that divides 47462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 23, 24, 43, 46, 48, 69, 86, 92, 129, 138, 172, 184, 258, 276, 344, 368, 516, 552, 688, 989, 1032, 1104, 1978, 2064, 2967, 3956, 5934, 7912, 11868, 15824, 23736

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47462 and 47472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47462 and 47472 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47462 and 47472