What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48238 and 48254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48238 and 48254 is 2.

GCF(48238,48254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48238 and 48254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48238 and 48254.

How to find the GCF of 48238 and 48254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48238 and 48254. After we will calculate the factors of 48238 and 48254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48238

Prime factors of 48238 are 2, 89, 271. Prime factorization of 48238 in exponential form is:

48238 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48254

Prime factors of 48254 are 2, 23, 1049. Prime factorization of 48254 in exponential form is:

48254 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 48238

List of positive integer factors of 48238 that divides 48238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 271, 542, 24119

Step-4: Factors of 48254

List of positive integer factors of 48254 that divides 48238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1049, 2098, 24127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48238 and 48254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48238 and 48254 is 2.

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