What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49118 and 49124?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49118 and 49124 is 2.

GCF(49118,49124) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49118 and 49124, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49118 and 49124.

How to find the GCF of 49118 and 49124?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49118 and 49124. After we will calculate the factors of 49118 and 49124 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49118

Prime factors of 49118 are 2, 41, 599. Prime factorization of 49118 in exponential form is:

49118 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49124

Prime factors of 49124 are 2, 12281. Prime factorization of 49124 in exponential form is:

49124 = 2² × 12281¹

Step-3: Factors of 49118

List of positive integer factors of 49118 that divides 49118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 599, 1198, 24559

Step-4: Factors of 49124

List of positive integer factors of 49124 that divides 49118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12281, 24562

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49118 and 49124. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49118 and 49124 is 2.

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