What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47966 and 47977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47966 and 47977 is 1.

GCF(47966,47977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47966 and 47977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47966 and 47977.

How to find the GCF of 47966 and 47977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47966 and 47977. After we will calculate the factors of 47966 and 47977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47966

Prime factors of 47966 are 2, 29, 827. Prime factorization of 47966 in exponential form is:

47966 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 827¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47977

Prime factors of 47977 are 47977. Prime factorization of 47977 in exponential form is:

47977 = 47977¹

Step-3: Factors of 47966

List of positive integer factors of 47966 that divides 47966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 827, 1654, 23983

Step-4: Factors of 47977

List of positive integer factors of 47977 that divides 47966 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47966 and 47977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47966 and 47977 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47966 and 47977