What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48886 and 48898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48886 and 48898 is 2.

GCF(48886,48898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48886 and 48898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48886 and 48898.

How to find the GCF of 48886 and 48898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48886 and 48898. After we will calculate the factors of 48886 and 48898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48886

Prime factors of 48886 are 2, 24443. Prime factorization of 48886 in exponential form is:

48886 = 2¹ × 24443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48898

Prime factors of 48898 are 2, 23, 1063. Prime factorization of 48898 in exponential form is:

48898 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1063¹

Step-3: Factors of 48886

List of positive integer factors of 48886 that divides 48886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24443

Step-4: Factors of 48898

List of positive integer factors of 48898 that divides 48886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1063, 2126, 24449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48886 and 48898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48886 and 48898 is 2.

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