What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47672 and 47686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47672 and 47686 is 2.

GCF(47672,47686) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47672 and 47686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47672 and 47686.

How to find the GCF of 47672 and 47686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47672 and 47686. After we will calculate the factors of 47672 and 47686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 47686

Prime factors of 47686 are 2, 113, 211. Prime factorization of 47686 in exponential form is:

47686 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 47672

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 47686

List of positive integer factors of 47686 that divides 47672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 211, 226, 422, 23843

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47672 and 47686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47672 and 47686 is 2.

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