What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48316 and 48320?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48316 and 48320 is 4.

GCF(48316,48320) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48316 and 48320, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48316 and 48320.

How to find the GCF of 48316 and 48320?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48316 and 48320. After we will calculate the factors of 48316 and 48320 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48316

Prime factors of 48316 are 2, 47, 257. Prime factorization of 48316 in exponential form is:

48316 = 2² × 47¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48320

Prime factors of 48320 are 2, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 48320 in exponential form is:

48320 = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 48316

List of positive integer factors of 48316 that divides 48316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188, 257, 514, 1028, 12079, 24158

Step-4: Factors of 48320

List of positive integer factors of 48320 that divides 48316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 151, 160, 302, 320, 604, 755, 1208, 1510, 2416, 3020, 4832, 6040, 9664, 12080, 24160

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48316 and 48320. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48316 and 48320 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48316 and 48320