What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47832 and 47841?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47832 and 47841 is 3.

GCF(47832,47841) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47832 and 47841, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47832 and 47841.

How to find the GCF of 47832 and 47841?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47832 and 47841. After we will calculate the factors of 47832 and 47841 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47832

Prime factors of 47832 are 2, 3, 1993. Prime factorization of 47832 in exponential form is:

47832 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47841

Prime factors of 47841 are 3, 37, 431. Prime factorization of 47841 in exponential form is:

47841 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 431¹

Step-3: Factors of 47832

List of positive integer factors of 47832 that divides 47832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1993, 3986, 5979, 7972, 11958, 15944, 23916

Step-4: Factors of 47841

List of positive integer factors of 47841 that divides 47832 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 431, 1293, 15947

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47832 and 47841. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47832 and 47841 is 3.

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