What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48196 and 48203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48196 and 48203 is 1.

GCF(48196,48203) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48196 and 48203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48196 and 48203.

How to find the GCF of 48196 and 48203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48196 and 48203. After we will calculate the factors of 48196 and 48203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48196

Prime factors of 48196 are 2, 12049. Prime factorization of 48196 in exponential form is:

48196 = 2² × 12049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48203

Prime factors of 48203 are 19, 43, 59. Prime factorization of 48203 in exponential form is:

48203 = 19¹ × 43¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 48196

List of positive integer factors of 48196 that divides 48196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12049, 24098

Step-4: Factors of 48203

List of positive integer factors of 48203 that divides 48196 without a remainder.

1, 19, 43, 59, 817, 1121, 2537

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48196 and 48203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48196 and 48203 is 1.

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