What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48294 and 48298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48294 and 48298 is 2.

GCF(48294,48298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48294 and 48298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48294 and 48298.

How to find the GCF of 48294 and 48298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48294 and 48298. After we will calculate the factors of 48294 and 48298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48294

Prime factors of 48294 are 2, 3, 2683. Prime factorization of 48294 in exponential form is:

48294 = 2¹ × 3² × 2683¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48298

Prime factors of 48298 are 2, 19, 31, 41. Prime factorization of 48298 in exponential form is:

48298 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 31¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 48294

List of positive integer factors of 48294 that divides 48294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2683, 5366, 8049, 16098, 24147

Step-4: Factors of 48298

List of positive integer factors of 48298 that divides 48294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 31, 38, 41, 62, 82, 589, 779, 1178, 1271, 1558, 2542, 24149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48294 and 48298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48294 and 48298 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48294 and 48298