What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47850 and 47862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47850 and 47862 is 6.

GCF(47850,47862) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47850 and 47862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47850 and 47862.

How to find the GCF of 47850 and 47862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47850 and 47862. After we will calculate the factors of 47850 and 47862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47850

Prime factors of 47850 are 2, 3, 5, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 47850 in exponential form is:

47850 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 29¹

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 47850

List of positive integer factors of 47850 that divides 47850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, 22, 25, 29, 30, 33, 50, 55, 58, 66, 75, 87, 110, 145, 150, 165, 174, 275, 290, 319, 330, 435, 550, 638, 725, 825, 870, 957, 1450, 1595, 1650, 1914, 2175, 3190, 4350, 4785, 7975, 9570, 15950, 23925

Step-4: Factors of 47862

List of positive integer factors of 47862 that divides 47850 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 47850 and 47862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47850 and 47862 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47850 and 47862