What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48552 and 48559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48552 and 48559 is 7.

GCF(48552,48559) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48552 and 48559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48552 and 48559.

How to find the GCF of 48552 and 48559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48552 and 48559. After we will calculate the factors of 48552 and 48559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48552

Prime factors of 48552 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 48552 in exponential form is:

48552 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48559

Prime factors of 48559 are 7, 991. Prime factorization of 48559 in exponential form is:

48559 = 7² × 991¹

Step-3: Factors of 48552

List of positive integer factors of 48552 that divides 48552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 34, 42, 51, 56, 68, 84, 102, 119, 136, 168, 204, 238, 289, 357, 408, 476, 578, 714, 867, 952, 1156, 1428, 1734, 2023, 2312, 2856, 3468, 4046, 6069, 6936, 8092, 12138, 16184, 24276

Step-4: Factors of 48559

List of positive integer factors of 48559 that divides 48552 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 991, 6937

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48552 and 48559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48552 and 48559 is 7.

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