What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49149 and 49161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49149 and 49161 is 3.

GCF(49149,49161) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49149 and 49161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49149 and 49161.

How to find the GCF of 49149 and 49161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49149 and 49161. After we will calculate the factors of 49149 and 49161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49149

Prime factors of 49149 are 3, 43, 127. Prime factorization of 49149 in exponential form is:

49149 = 3² × 43¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49161

Prime factors of 49161 are 3, 7, 2341. Prime factorization of 49161 in exponential form is:

49161 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2341¹

Step-3: Factors of 49149

List of positive integer factors of 49149 that divides 49149 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 127, 129, 381, 387, 1143, 5461, 16383

Step-4: Factors of 49161

List of positive integer factors of 49161 that divides 49149 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2341, 7023, 16387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49149 and 49161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49149 and 49161 is 3.

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