What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48158 and 48176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48158 and 48176 is 2.

GCF(48158,48176) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48158 and 48176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48158 and 48176.

How to find the GCF of 48158 and 48176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48158 and 48176. After we will calculate the factors of 48158 and 48176 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48158

Prime factors of 48158 are 2, 11, 199. Prime factorization of 48158 in exponential form is:

48158 = 2¹ × 11² × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48176

Prime factors of 48176 are 2, 3011. Prime factorization of 48176 in exponential form is:

48176 = 2⁴ × 3011¹

Step-3: Factors of 48158

List of positive integer factors of 48158 that divides 48158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 121, 199, 242, 398, 2189, 4378, 24079

Step-4: Factors of 48176

List of positive integer factors of 48176 that divides 48158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3011, 6022, 12044, 24088

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48158 and 48176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48158 and 48176 is 2.

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