What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48078 and 48096?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48078 and 48096 is 18.

GCF(48078,48096) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48078 and 48096, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48078 and 48096.

How to find the GCF of 48078 and 48096?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48078 and 48096. After we will calculate the factors of 48078 and 48096 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48078

Prime factors of 48078 are 2, 3, 2671. Prime factorization of 48078 in exponential form is:

48078 = 2¹ × 3² × 2671¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48096

Prime factors of 48096 are 2, 3, 167. Prime factorization of 48096 in exponential form is:

48096 = 2⁵ × 3² × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 48078

List of positive integer factors of 48078 that divides 48078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2671, 5342, 8013, 16026, 24039

Step-4: Factors of 48096

List of positive integer factors of 48096 that divides 48078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 72, 96, 144, 167, 288, 334, 501, 668, 1002, 1336, 1503, 2004, 2672, 3006, 4008, 5344, 6012, 8016, 12024, 16032, 24048

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48078 and 48096. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48078 and 48096 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48078 and 48096