What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48220 and 48226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48220 and 48226 is 2.

GCF(48220,48226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48220 and 48226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48220 and 48226.

How to find the GCF of 48220 and 48226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48220 and 48226. After we will calculate the factors of 48220 and 48226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48220

Prime factors of 48220 are 2, 5, 2411. Prime factorization of 48220 in exponential form is:

48220 = 2² × 5¹ × 2411¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48226

Prime factors of 48226 are 2, 24113. Prime factorization of 48226 in exponential form is:

48226 = 2¹ × 24113¹

Step-3: Factors of 48220

List of positive integer factors of 48220 that divides 48220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2411, 4822, 9644, 12055, 24110

Step-4: Factors of 48226

List of positive integer factors of 48226 that divides 48220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48220 and 48226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48220 and 48226 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48220 and 48226