What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47724 and 47734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47724 and 47734 is 2.

GCF(47724,47734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47724 and 47734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47724 and 47734.

How to find the GCF of 47724 and 47734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47724 and 47734. After we will calculate the factors of 47724 and 47734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47724

Prime factors of 47724 are 2, 3, 41, 97. Prime factorization of 47724 in exponential form is:

47724 = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47734

Prime factors of 47734 are 2, 29, 823. Prime factorization of 47734 in exponential form is:

47734 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 47724

List of positive integer factors of 47724 that divides 47724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 41, 82, 97, 123, 164, 194, 246, 291, 388, 492, 582, 1164, 3977, 7954, 11931, 15908, 23862

Step-4: Factors of 47734

List of positive integer factors of 47734 that divides 47724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 823, 1646, 23867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47724 and 47734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47724 and 47734 is 2.

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