What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47870 and 47875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47870 and 47875 is 5.

GCF(47870,47875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47870 and 47875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47870 and 47875.

How to find the GCF of 47870 and 47875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47870 and 47875. After we will calculate the factors of 47870 and 47875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47870

Prime factors of 47870 are 2, 5, 4787. Prime factorization of 47870 in exponential form is:

47870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47875

Prime factors of 47875 are 5, 383. Prime factorization of 47875 in exponential form is:

47875 = 5³ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 47870

List of positive integer factors of 47870 that divides 47870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4787, 9574, 23935

Step-4: Factors of 47875

List of positive integer factors of 47875 that divides 47870 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 125, 383, 1915, 9575

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47870 and 47875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47870 and 47875 is 5.

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