What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49046 and 49066?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49046 and 49066 is 2.

GCF(49046,49066) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49046 and 49066, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49046 and 49066.

How to find the GCF of 49046 and 49066?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49046 and 49066. After we will calculate the factors of 49046 and 49066 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 49066

Prime factors of 49066 are 2, 24533. Prime factorization of 49066 in exponential form is:

49066 = 2¹ × 24533¹

Step-3: Factors of 49046

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 49066

List of positive integer factors of 49066 that divides 49046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24533

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49046 and 49066. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49046 and 49066 is 2.

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