What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47862 and 47881?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47862 and 47881 is 1.

GCF(47862,47881) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47862 and 47881, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47862 and 47881.

How to find the GCF of 47862 and 47881?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47862 and 47881. After we will calculate the factors of 47862 and 47881 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 47881

Prime factors of 47881 are 47881. Prime factorization of 47881 in exponential form is:

47881 = 47881¹

Step-3: Factors of 47862

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 47881

List of positive integer factors of 47881 that divides 47862 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47862 and 47881. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47862 and 47881 is 1.

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