What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48618 and 48638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48618 and 48638 is 2.

GCF(48618,48638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48618 and 48638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48618 and 48638.

How to find the GCF of 48618 and 48638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48618 and 48638. After we will calculate the factors of 48618 and 48638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48618

Prime factors of 48618 are 2, 3, 37, 73. Prime factorization of 48618 in exponential form is:

48618 = 2¹ × 3² × 37¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48638

Prime factors of 48638 are 2, 83, 293. Prime factorization of 48638 in exponential form is:

48638 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 48618

List of positive integer factors of 48618 that divides 48618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 37, 73, 74, 111, 146, 219, 222, 333, 438, 657, 666, 1314, 2701, 5402, 8103, 16206, 24309

Step-4: Factors of 48638

List of positive integer factors of 48638 that divides 48618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 293, 586, 24319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48618 and 48638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48618 and 48638 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48618 and 48638