What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47868 and 47887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47868 and 47887 is 1.

GCF(47868,47887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47868 and 47887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47868 and 47887.

How to find the GCF of 47868 and 47887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47868 and 47887. After we will calculate the factors of 47868 and 47887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 47887

Prime factors of 47887 are 7, 6841. Prime factorization of 47887 in exponential form is:

47887 = 7¹ × 6841¹

Step-3: Factors of 47868

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 47887

List of positive integer factors of 47887 that divides 47868 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47868 and 47887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47868 and 47887 is 1.

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