What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48652 and 48658?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48652 and 48658 is 2.

GCF(48652,48658) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48652 and 48658, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48652 and 48658.

How to find the GCF of 48652 and 48658?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48652 and 48658. After we will calculate the factors of 48652 and 48658 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48652

Prime factors of 48652 are 2, 12163. Prime factorization of 48652 in exponential form is:

48652 = 2² × 12163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48658

Prime factors of 48658 are 2, 24329. Prime factorization of 48658 in exponential form is:

48658 = 2¹ × 24329¹

Step-3: Factors of 48652

List of positive integer factors of 48652 that divides 48652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12163, 24326

Step-4: Factors of 48658

List of positive integer factors of 48658 that divides 48652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24329

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48652 and 48658. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48652 and 48658 is 2.

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