What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48246 and 48263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48246 and 48263 is 17.

GCF(48246,48263) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48246 and 48263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48246 and 48263.

How to find the GCF of 48246 and 48263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48246 and 48263. After we will calculate the factors of 48246 and 48263 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48246

Prime factors of 48246 are 2, 3, 11, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 48246 in exponential form is:

48246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48263

Prime factors of 48263 are 17, 167. Prime factorization of 48263 in exponential form is:

48263 = 17² × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 48246

List of positive integer factors of 48246 that divides 48246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 17, 22, 33, 34, 43, 51, 66, 86, 102, 129, 187, 258, 374, 473, 561, 731, 946, 1122, 1419, 1462, 2193, 2838, 4386, 8041, 16082, 24123

Step-4: Factors of 48263

List of positive integer factors of 48263 that divides 48246 without a remainder.

1, 17, 167, 289, 2839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48246 and 48263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48246 and 48263 is 17.

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