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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47 and 57?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47 and 57 is 1.

GCF(47,57) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47 and 57, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47 and 57.

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How to find the GCF of 47 and 57?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47 and 57. After we will calculate the factors of 47 and 57 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47

Prime factors of 47 are 47. Prime factorization of 47 in exponential form is:

47 = 471

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57

Prime factors of 57 are 3, 19. Prime factorization of 57 in exponential form is:

57 = 31 × 191

Step-3: Factors of 47

List of positive integer factors of 47 that divides 47 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 57

List of positive integer factors of 57 that divides 47 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47 and 57. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47 and 57 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47 and 57