What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47826 and 47842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47826 and 47842 is 2.

GCF(47826,47842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47826 and 47842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47826 and 47842.

How to find the GCF of 47826 and 47842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47826 and 47842. After we will calculate the factors of 47826 and 47842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47826

Prime factors of 47826 are 2, 3, 2657. Prime factorization of 47826 in exponential form is:

47826 = 2¹ × 3² × 2657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47842

Prime factors of 47842 are 2, 19, 1259. Prime factorization of 47842 in exponential form is:

47842 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 47826

List of positive integer factors of 47826 that divides 47826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2657, 5314, 7971, 15942, 23913

Step-4: Factors of 47842

List of positive integer factors of 47842 that divides 47826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1259, 2518, 23921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47826 and 47842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47826 and 47842 is 2.

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