What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47862 and 47882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47862 and 47882 is 2.

GCF(47862,47882) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47862 and 47882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47862 and 47882.

How to find the GCF of 47862 and 47882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47862 and 47882. After we will calculate the factors of 47862 and 47882 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 47882

Prime factors of 47882 are 2, 89, 269. Prime factorization of 47882 in exponential form is:

47882 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 269¹

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 47882

List of positive integer factors of 47882 that divides 47862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 269, 538, 23941

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47862 and 47882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47862 and 47882 is 2.

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