What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47556 and 47561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47556 and 47561 is 1.

GCF(47556,47561) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47556 and 47561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47556 and 47561.

How to find the GCF of 47556 and 47561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47556 and 47561. After we will calculate the factors of 47556 and 47561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47556

Prime factors of 47556 are 2, 3, 1321. Prime factorization of 47556 in exponential form is:

47556 = 2² × 3² × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47561

Prime factors of 47561 are 199, 239. Prime factorization of 47561 in exponential form is:

47561 = 199¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 47556

List of positive integer factors of 47556 that divides 47556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1321, 2642, 3963, 5284, 7926, 11889, 15852, 23778

Step-4: Factors of 47561

List of positive integer factors of 47561 that divides 47556 without a remainder.

1, 199, 239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47556 and 47561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47556 and 47561 is 1.

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