What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48326 and 48332?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48326 and 48332 is 2.

GCF(48326,48332) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48326 and 48332, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48326 and 48332.

How to find the GCF of 48326 and 48332?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48326 and 48332. After we will calculate the factors of 48326 and 48332 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48326

Prime factors of 48326 are 2, 73, 331. Prime factorization of 48326 in exponential form is:

48326 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48332

Prime factors of 48332 are 2, 43, 281. Prime factorization of 48332 in exponential form is:

48332 = 2² × 43¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 48326

List of positive integer factors of 48326 that divides 48326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 331, 662, 24163

Step-4: Factors of 48332

List of positive integer factors of 48332 that divides 48326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 281, 562, 1124, 12083, 24166

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48326 and 48332. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48326 and 48332 is 2.

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