What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47538 and 47546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47538 and 47546 is 2.

GCF(47538,47546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47538 and 47546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47538 and 47546.

How to find the GCF of 47538 and 47546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47538 and 47546. After we will calculate the factors of 47538 and 47546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47538

Prime factors of 47538 are 2, 3, 19, 139. Prime factorization of 47538 in exponential form is:

47538 = 2¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47546

Prime factors of 47546 are 2, 23773. Prime factorization of 47546 in exponential form is:

47546 = 2¹ × 23773¹

Step-3: Factors of 47538

List of positive integer factors of 47538 that divides 47538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 38, 57, 114, 139, 171, 278, 342, 417, 834, 1251, 2502, 2641, 5282, 7923, 15846, 23769

Step-4: Factors of 47546

List of positive integer factors of 47546 that divides 47538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47538 and 47546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47538 and 47546 is 2.

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