What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48518 and 48535?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48518 and 48535 is 17.

GCF(48518,48535) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48518 and 48535, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48518 and 48535.

How to find the GCF of 48518 and 48535?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48518 and 48535. After we will calculate the factors of 48518 and 48535 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48518

Prime factors of 48518 are 2, 17, 1427. Prime factorization of 48518 in exponential form is:

48518 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48535

Prime factors of 48535 are 5, 17, 571. Prime factorization of 48535 in exponential form is:

48535 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 571¹

Step-3: Factors of 48518

List of positive integer factors of 48518 that divides 48518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1427, 2854, 24259

Step-4: Factors of 48535

List of positive integer factors of 48535 that divides 48518 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 85, 571, 2855, 9707

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48518 and 48535. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48518 and 48535 is 17.

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