What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48996 and 49012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48996 and 49012 is 4.

GCF(48996,49012) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48996 and 49012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48996 and 49012.

How to find the GCF of 48996 and 49012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48996 and 49012. After we will calculate the factors of 48996 and 49012 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 49012

Prime factors of 49012 are 2, 12253. Prime factorization of 49012 in exponential form is:

49012 = 2² × 12253¹

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 49012

List of positive integer factors of 49012 that divides 48996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12253, 24506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48996 and 49012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48996 and 49012 is 4.

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