What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47644 and 47662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47644 and 47662 is 2.

GCF(47644,47662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47644 and 47662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47644 and 47662.

How to find the GCF of 47644 and 47662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47644 and 47662. After we will calculate the factors of 47644 and 47662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47644

Prime factors of 47644 are 2, 43, 277. Prime factorization of 47644 in exponential form is:

47644 = 2² × 43¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47662

Prime factors of 47662 are 2, 23831. Prime factorization of 47662 in exponential form is:

47662 = 2¹ × 23831¹

Step-3: Factors of 47644

List of positive integer factors of 47644 that divides 47644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 277, 554, 1108, 11911, 23822

Step-4: Factors of 47662

List of positive integer factors of 47662 that divides 47644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47644 and 47662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47644 and 47662 is 2.

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