What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47768 and 47772?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47768 and 47772 is 4.

GCF(47768,47772) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47768 and 47772, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47768 and 47772.

How to find the GCF of 47768 and 47772?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47768 and 47772. After we will calculate the factors of 47768 and 47772 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47768

Prime factors of 47768 are 2, 7, 853. Prime factorization of 47768 in exponential form is:

47768 = 2³ × 7¹ × 853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47772

Prime factors of 47772 are 2, 3, 1327. Prime factorization of 47772 in exponential form is:

47772 = 2² × 3² × 1327¹

Step-3: Factors of 47768

List of positive integer factors of 47768 that divides 47768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 853, 1706, 3412, 5971, 6824, 11942, 23884

Step-4: Factors of 47772

List of positive integer factors of 47772 that divides 47768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1327, 2654, 3981, 5308, 7962, 11943, 15924, 23886

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47768 and 47772. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47768 and 47772 is 4.

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