What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48312 and 48318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48312 and 48318 is 6.

GCF(48312,48318) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48312 and 48318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48312 and 48318.

How to find the GCF of 48312 and 48318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48312 and 48318. After we will calculate the factors of 48312 and 48318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48312

Prime factors of 48312 are 2, 3, 11, 61. Prime factorization of 48312 in exponential form is:

48312 = 2³ × 3² × 11¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48318

Prime factors of 48318 are 2, 3, 8053. Prime factorization of 48318 in exponential form is:

48318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8053¹

Step-3: Factors of 48312

List of positive integer factors of 48312 that divides 48312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 24, 33, 36, 44, 61, 66, 72, 88, 99, 122, 132, 183, 198, 244, 264, 366, 396, 488, 549, 671, 732, 792, 1098, 1342, 1464, 2013, 2196, 2684, 4026, 4392, 5368, 6039, 8052, 12078, 16104, 24156

Step-4: Factors of 48318

List of positive integer factors of 48318 that divides 48312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8053, 16106, 24159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48312 and 48318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48312 and 48318 is 6.

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