What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48244 and 48248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48244 and 48248 is 4.

GCF(48244,48248) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48244 and 48248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48244 and 48248.

How to find the GCF of 48244 and 48248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48244 and 48248. After we will calculate the factors of 48244 and 48248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48244

Prime factors of 48244 are 2, 7, 1723. Prime factorization of 48244 in exponential form is:

48244 = 2² × 7¹ × 1723¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48248

Prime factors of 48248 are 2, 37, 163. Prime factorization of 48248 in exponential form is:

48248 = 2³ × 37¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 48244

List of positive integer factors of 48244 that divides 48244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1723, 3446, 6892, 12061, 24122

Step-4: Factors of 48248

List of positive integer factors of 48248 that divides 48244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 148, 163, 296, 326, 652, 1304, 6031, 12062, 24124

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48244 and 48248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48244 and 48248 is 4.

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