What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49131 and 49146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49131 and 49146 is 3.

GCF(49131,49146) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49131 and 49146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49131 and 49146.

How to find the GCF of 49131 and 49146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49131 and 49146. After we will calculate the factors of 49131 and 49146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 49146

Prime factors of 49146 are 2, 3, 8191. Prime factorization of 49146 in exponential form is:

49146 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8191¹

Step-3: Factors of 49131

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 49146

List of positive integer factors of 49146 that divides 49131 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8191, 16382, 24573

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49131 and 49146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49131 and 49146 is 3.

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