What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47846 and 47862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47846 and 47862 is 2.

GCF(47846,47862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47846 and 47862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47846 and 47862.

How to find the GCF of 47846 and 47862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47846 and 47862. After we will calculate the factors of 47846 and 47862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47846

Prime factors of 47846 are 2, 47, 509. Prime factorization of 47846 in exponential form is:

47846 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47862

Prime factors of 47862 are 2, 3, 2659. Prime factorization of 47862 in exponential form is:

47862 = 2¹ × 3² × 2659¹

Step-3: Factors of 47846

List of positive integer factors of 47846 that divides 47846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 509, 1018, 23923

Step-4: Factors of 47862

List of positive integer factors of 47862 that divides 47846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2659, 5318, 7977, 15954, 23931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47846 and 47862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47846 and 47862 is 2.

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