What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48538 and 48542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48538 and 48542 is 2.

GCF(48538,48542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48538 and 48542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48538 and 48542.

How to find the GCF of 48538 and 48542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48538 and 48542. After we will calculate the factors of 48538 and 48542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48538

Prime factors of 48538 are 2, 7, 3467. Prime factorization of 48538 in exponential form is:

48538 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48542

Prime factors of 48542 are 2, 13, 1867. Prime factorization of 48542 in exponential form is:

48542 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1867¹

Step-3: Factors of 48538

List of positive integer factors of 48538 that divides 48538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3467, 6934, 24269

Step-4: Factors of 48542

List of positive integer factors of 48542 that divides 48538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1867, 3734, 24271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48538 and 48542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48538 and 48542 is 2.

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