What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49156 and 49162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49156 and 49162 is 2.

GCF(49156,49162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49156 and 49162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49156 and 49162.

How to find the GCF of 49156 and 49162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49156 and 49162. After we will calculate the factors of 49156 and 49162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49156

Prime factors of 49156 are 2, 12289. Prime factorization of 49156 in exponential form is:

49156 = 2² × 12289¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49162

Prime factors of 49162 are 2, 47, 523. Prime factorization of 49162 in exponential form is:

49162 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 523¹

Step-3: Factors of 49156

List of positive integer factors of 49156 that divides 49156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12289, 24578

Step-4: Factors of 49162

List of positive integer factors of 49162 that divides 49156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 523, 1046, 24581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49156 and 49162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49156 and 49162 is 2.

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