What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48056 and 48068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48056 and 48068 is 4.

GCF(48056,48068) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48056 and 48068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48056 and 48068.

How to find the GCF of 48056 and 48068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48056 and 48068. After we will calculate the factors of 48056 and 48068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48056

Prime factors of 48056 are 2, 6007. Prime factorization of 48056 in exponential form is:

48056 = 2³ × 6007¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48068

Prime factors of 48068 are 2, 61, 197. Prime factorization of 48068 in exponential form is:

48068 = 2² × 61¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 48056

List of positive integer factors of 48056 that divides 48056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6007, 12014, 24028

Step-4: Factors of 48068

List of positive integer factors of 48068 that divides 48056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 197, 244, 394, 788, 12017, 24034

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48056 and 48068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48056 and 48068 is 4.

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