What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49158 and 49178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49158 and 49178 is 2.

GCF(49158,49178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49158 and 49178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49158 and 49178.

How to find the GCF of 49158 and 49178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49158 and 49178. After we will calculate the factors of 49158 and 49178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49158

Prime factors of 49158 are 2, 3, 2731. Prime factorization of 49158 in exponential form is:

49158 = 2¹ × 3² × 2731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49178

Prime factors of 49178 are 2, 67, 367. Prime factorization of 49178 in exponential form is:

49178 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 49158

List of positive integer factors of 49158 that divides 49158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2731, 5462, 8193, 16386, 24579

Step-4: Factors of 49178

List of positive integer factors of 49178 that divides 49158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 367, 734, 24589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49158 and 49178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49158 and 49178 is 2.

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