What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48172 and 48187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48172 and 48187 is 1.

GCF(48172,48187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48172 and 48187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48172 and 48187.

How to find the GCF of 48172 and 48187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48172 and 48187. After we will calculate the factors of 48172 and 48187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48172

Prime factors of 48172 are 2, 12043. Prime factorization of 48172 in exponential form is:

48172 = 2² × 12043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48187

Prime factors of 48187 are 48187. Prime factorization of 48187 in exponential form is:

48187 = 48187¹

Step-3: Factors of 48172

List of positive integer factors of 48172 that divides 48172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12043, 24086

Step-4: Factors of 48187

List of positive integer factors of 48187 that divides 48172 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48172 and 48187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48172 and 48187 is 1.

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