What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47778 and 47788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47778 and 47788 is 2.

GCF(47778,47788) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47778 and 47788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47778 and 47788.

How to find the GCF of 47778 and 47788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47778 and 47788. After we will calculate the factors of 47778 and 47788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47778

Prime factors of 47778 are 2, 3, 7963. Prime factorization of 47778 in exponential form is:

47778 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7963¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47788

Prime factors of 47788 are 2, 13, 919. Prime factorization of 47788 in exponential form is:

47788 = 2² × 13¹ × 919¹

Step-3: Factors of 47778

List of positive integer factors of 47778 that divides 47778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7963, 15926, 23889

Step-4: Factors of 47788

List of positive integer factors of 47788 that divides 47778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 919, 1838, 3676, 11947, 23894

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47778 and 47788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47778 and 47788 is 2.

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