What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47786 and 47792?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47786 and 47792 is 2.

GCF(47786,47792) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47786 and 47792, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47786 and 47792.

How to find the GCF of 47786 and 47792?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47786 and 47792. After we will calculate the factors of 47786 and 47792 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47786

Prime factors of 47786 are 2, 23893. Prime factorization of 47786 in exponential form is:

47786 = 2¹ × 23893¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47792

Prime factors of 47792 are 2, 29, 103. Prime factorization of 47792 in exponential form is:

47792 = 2⁴ × 29¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 47786

List of positive integer factors of 47786 that divides 47786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23893

Step-4: Factors of 47792

List of positive integer factors of 47792 that divides 47786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 58, 103, 116, 206, 232, 412, 464, 824, 1648, 2987, 5974, 11948, 23896

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47786 and 47792. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47786 and 47792 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47786 and 47792