What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48852 and 48861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48852 and 48861 is 9.

GCF(48852,48861) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48852 and 48861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48852 and 48861.

How to find the GCF of 48852 and 48861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48852 and 48861. After we will calculate the factors of 48852 and 48861 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48852

Prime factors of 48852 are 2, 3, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 48852 in exponential form is:

48852 = 2² × 3² × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48861

Prime factors of 48861 are 3, 61, 89. Prime factorization of 48861 in exponential form is:

48861 = 3² × 61¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 48852

List of positive integer factors of 48852 that divides 48852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 23, 36, 46, 59, 69, 92, 118, 138, 177, 207, 236, 276, 354, 414, 531, 708, 828, 1062, 1357, 2124, 2714, 4071, 5428, 8142, 12213, 16284, 24426

Step-4: Factors of 48861

List of positive integer factors of 48861 that divides 48852 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 61, 89, 183, 267, 549, 801, 5429, 16287

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48852 and 48861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48852 and 48861 is 9.

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