What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48915 and 48930?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48915 and 48930 is 15.

GCF(48915,48930) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48915 and 48930, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48915 and 48930.

How to find the GCF of 48915 and 48930?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48915 and 48930. After we will calculate the factors of 48915 and 48930 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48915

Prime factors of 48915 are 3, 5, 1087. Prime factorization of 48915 in exponential form is:

48915 = 3² × 5¹ × 1087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48930

Prime factors of 48930 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 233. Prime factorization of 48930 in exponential form is:

48930 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 48915

List of positive integer factors of 48915 that divides 48915 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 1087, 3261, 5435, 9783, 16305

Step-4: Factors of 48930

List of positive integer factors of 48930 that divides 48915 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 30, 35, 42, 70, 105, 210, 233, 466, 699, 1165, 1398, 1631, 2330, 3262, 3495, 4893, 6990, 8155, 9786, 16310, 24465

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48915 and 48930. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48915 and 48930 is 15.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48915 and 48930