What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47996 and 48010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47996 and 48010 is 2.

GCF(47996,48010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47996 and 48010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47996 and 48010.

How to find the GCF of 47996 and 48010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47996 and 48010. After we will calculate the factors of 47996 and 48010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47996

Prime factors of 47996 are 2, 13, 71. Prime factorization of 47996 in exponential form is:

47996 = 2² × 13² × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48010

Prime factors of 48010 are 2, 5, 4801. Prime factorization of 48010 in exponential form is:

48010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4801¹

Step-3: Factors of 47996

List of positive integer factors of 47996 that divides 47996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 71, 142, 169, 284, 338, 676, 923, 1846, 3692, 11999, 23998

Step-4: Factors of 48010

List of positive integer factors of 48010 that divides 47996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4801, 9602, 24005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47996 and 48010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47996 and 48010 is 2.

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