What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47556 and 47574?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47556 and 47574 is 18.

GCF(47556,47574) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47556 and 47574, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47556 and 47574.

How to find the GCF of 47556 and 47574?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47556 and 47574. After we will calculate the factors of 47556 and 47574 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 47574

Prime factors of 47574 are 2, 3, 881. Prime factorization of 47574 in exponential form is:

47574 = 2¹ × 3³ × 881¹

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 47574

List of positive integer factors of 47574 that divides 47556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 881, 1762, 2643, 5286, 7929, 15858, 23787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47556 and 47574. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47556 and 47574 is 18.

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