What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48638 and 48656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48638 and 48656 is 2.

GCF(48638,48656) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48638 and 48656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48638 and 48656.

How to find the GCF of 48638 and 48656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48638 and 48656. After we will calculate the factors of 48638 and 48656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 48656

Prime factors of 48656 are 2, 3041. Prime factorization of 48656 in exponential form is:

48656 = 2⁴ × 3041¹

Step-3: Factors of 48638

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 48656

List of positive integer factors of 48656 that divides 48638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3041, 6082, 12164, 24328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48638 and 48656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48638 and 48656 is 2.

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