What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48520 and 48532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48520 and 48532 is 4.

GCF(48520,48532) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48520 and 48532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48520 and 48532.

How to find the GCF of 48520 and 48532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48520 and 48532. After we will calculate the factors of 48520 and 48532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48520

Prime factors of 48520 are 2, 5, 1213. Prime factorization of 48520 in exponential form is:

48520 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48532

Prime factors of 48532 are 2, 11, 1103. Prime factorization of 48532 in exponential form is:

48532 = 2² × 11¹ × 1103¹

Step-3: Factors of 48520

List of positive integer factors of 48520 that divides 48520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1213, 2426, 4852, 6065, 9704, 12130, 24260

Step-4: Factors of 48532

List of positive integer factors of 48532 that divides 48520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1103, 2206, 4412, 12133, 24266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48520 and 48532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48520 and 48532 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48520 and 48532