What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48326 and 48338?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48326 and 48338 is 2.

GCF(48326,48338) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48326 and 48338, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48326 and 48338.

How to find the GCF of 48326 and 48338?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48326 and 48338. After we will calculate the factors of 48326 and 48338 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 48338

Prime factors of 48338 are 2, 24169. Prime factorization of 48338 in exponential form is:

48338 = 2¹ × 24169¹

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 48338

List of positive integer factors of 48338 that divides 48326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48326 and 48338. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48326 and 48338 is 2.

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