What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49124 and 49138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49124 and 49138 is 2.

GCF(49124,49138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49124 and 49138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49124 and 49138.

How to find the GCF of 49124 and 49138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49124 and 49138. After we will calculate the factors of 49124 and 49138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49124

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

49124 = 2² × 12281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49138

Prime factors of 49138 are 2, 79, 311. Prime factorization of 49138 in exponential form is:

49138 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 49124

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

1, 2, 4, 12281, 24562

Step-4: Factors of 49138

List of positive integer factors of 49138 that divides 49124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 311, 622, 24569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49124 and 49138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49124 and 49138 is 2.

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