What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47898 and 47917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47898 and 47917 is 1.

GCF(47898,47917) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47898 and 47917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47898 and 47917.

How to find the GCF of 47898 and 47917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47898 and 47917. After we will calculate the factors of 47898 and 47917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47898

Prime factors of 47898 are 2, 3, 887. Prime factorization of 47898 in exponential form is:

47898 = 2¹ × 3³ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47917

Prime factors of 47917 are 47917. Prime factorization of 47917 in exponential form is:

47917 = 47917¹

Step-3: Factors of 47898

List of positive integer factors of 47898 that divides 47898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 887, 1774, 2661, 5322, 7983, 15966, 23949

Step-4: Factors of 47917

List of positive integer factors of 47917 that divides 47898 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47898 and 47917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47898 and 47917 is 1.

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