What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49042 and 49046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49042 and 49046 is 2.

GCF(49042,49046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49042 and 49046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49042 and 49046.

How to find the GCF of 49042 and 49046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49042 and 49046. After we will calculate the factors of 49042 and 49046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49042

Prime factors of 49042 are 2, 7, 31, 113. Prime factorization of 49042 in exponential form is:

49042 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49046

Prime factors of 49046 are 2, 137, 179. Prime factorization of 49046 in exponential form is:

49046 = 2¹ × 137¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 49042

List of positive integer factors of 49042 that divides 49042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 31, 62, 113, 217, 226, 434, 791, 1582, 3503, 7006, 24521

Step-4: Factors of 49046

List of positive integer factors of 49046 that divides 49042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137, 179, 274, 358, 24523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49042 and 49046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49042 and 49046 is 2.

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