What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48996 and 49003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48996 and 49003 is 1.

GCF(48996,49003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48996 and 49003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48996 and 49003.

How to find the GCF of 48996 and 49003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48996 and 49003. After we will calculate the factors of 48996 and 49003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48996

Prime factors of 48996 are 2, 3, 1361. Prime factorization of 48996 in exponential form is:

48996 = 2² × 3² × 1361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49003

Prime factors of 49003 are 49003. Prime factorization of 49003 in exponential form is:

49003 = 49003¹

Step-3: Factors of 48996

List of positive integer factors of 48996 that divides 48996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1361, 2722, 4083, 5444, 8166, 12249, 16332, 24498

Step-4: Factors of 49003

List of positive integer factors of 49003 that divides 48996 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48996 and 49003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48996 and 49003 is 1.

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