What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47852 and 47868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47852 and 47868 is 4.

GCF(47852,47868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47852 and 47868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47852 and 47868.

How to find the GCF of 47852 and 47868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47852 and 47868. After we will calculate the factors of 47852 and 47868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47852

Prime factors of 47852 are 2, 7, 1709. Prime factorization of 47852 in exponential form is:

47852 = 2² × 7¹ × 1709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47868

Prime factors of 47868 are 2, 3, 3989. Prime factorization of 47868 in exponential form is:

47868 = 2² × 3¹ × 3989¹

Step-3: Factors of 47852

List of positive integer factors of 47852 that divides 47852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1709, 3418, 6836, 11963, 23926

Step-4: Factors of 47868

List of positive integer factors of 47868 that divides 47852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3989, 7978, 11967, 15956, 23934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47852 and 47868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47852 and 47868 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47852 and 47868