What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49116 and 49131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49116 and 49131 is 3.

GCF(49116,49131) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49116 and 49131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49116 and 49131.

How to find the GCF of 49116 and 49131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49116 and 49131. After we will calculate the factors of 49116 and 49131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49116

Prime factors of 49116 are 2, 3, 4093. Prime factorization of 49116 in exponential form is:

49116 = 2² × 3¹ × 4093¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49131

Prime factors of 49131 are 3, 53, 103. Prime factorization of 49131 in exponential form is:

49131 = 3² × 53¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 49116

List of positive integer factors of 49116 that divides 49116 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4093, 8186, 12279, 16372, 24558

Step-4: Factors of 49131

List of positive integer factors of 49131 that divides 49116 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 53, 103, 159, 309, 477, 927, 5459, 16377

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49116 and 49131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49116 and 49131 is 3.

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