What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48660 and 48672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48660 and 48672 is 12.

GCF(48660,48672) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48660 and 48672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48660 and 48672.

How to find the GCF of 48660 and 48672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48660 and 48672. After we will calculate the factors of 48660 and 48672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48660

Prime factors of 48660 are 2, 3, 5, 811. Prime factorization of 48660 in exponential form is:

48660 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 811¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48672

Prime factors of 48672 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 48672 in exponential form is:

48672 = 2⁵ × 3² × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 48660

List of positive integer factors of 48660 that divides 48660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 811, 1622, 2433, 3244, 4055, 4866, 8110, 9732, 12165, 16220, 24330

Step-4: Factors of 48672

List of positive integer factors of 48672 that divides 48660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 36, 39, 48, 52, 72, 78, 96, 104, 117, 144, 156, 169, 208, 234, 288, 312, 338, 416, 468, 507, 624, 676, 936, 1014, 1248, 1352, 1521, 1872, 2028, 2704, 3042, 3744, 4056, 5408, 6084, 8112, 12168, 16224, 24336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48660 and 48672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48660 and 48672 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48660 and 48672