What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47656 and 47672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47656 and 47672 is 8.

GCF(47656,47672) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47656 and 47672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47656 and 47672.

How to find the GCF of 47656 and 47672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47656 and 47672. After we will calculate the factors of 47656 and 47672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47656

Prime factors of 47656 are 2, 7, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 47656 in exponential form is:

47656 = 2³ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47672

Prime factors of 47672 are 2, 59, 101. Prime factorization of 47672 in exponential form is:

47672 = 2³ × 59¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 47656

List of positive integer factors of 47656 that divides 47656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 23, 28, 37, 46, 56, 74, 92, 148, 161, 184, 259, 296, 322, 518, 644, 851, 1036, 1288, 1702, 2072, 3404, 5957, 6808, 11914, 23828

Step-4: Factors of 47672

List of positive integer factors of 47672 that divides 47656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 101, 118, 202, 236, 404, 472, 808, 5959, 11918, 23836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47656 and 47672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47656 and 47672 is 8.

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