What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47646 and 47662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47646 and 47662 is 2.

GCF(47646,47662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47646 and 47662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47646 and 47662.

How to find the GCF of 47646 and 47662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47646 and 47662. After we will calculate the factors of 47646 and 47662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47646

Prime factors of 47646 are 2, 3, 2647. Prime factorization of 47646 in exponential form is:

47646 = 2¹ × 3² × 2647¹

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 47646

List of positive integer factors of 47646 that divides 47646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2647, 5294, 7941, 15882, 23823

Step-4: Factors of 47662

List of positive integer factors of 47662 that divides 47646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47646 and 47662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47646 and 47662 is 2.

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