What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49212 and 49224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49212 and 49224 is 12.

GCF(49212,49224) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49212 and 49224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49212 and 49224.

How to find the GCF of 49212 and 49224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49212 and 49224. After we will calculate the factors of 49212 and 49224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49212

Prime factors of 49212 are 2, 3, 1367. Prime factorization of 49212 in exponential form is:

49212 = 2² × 3² × 1367¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49224

Prime factors of 49224 are 2, 3, 7, 293. Prime factorization of 49224 in exponential form is:

49224 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 49212

List of positive integer factors of 49212 that divides 49212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1367, 2734, 4101, 5468, 8202, 12303, 16404, 24606

Step-4: Factors of 49224

List of positive integer factors of 49224 that divides 49212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 168, 293, 586, 879, 1172, 1758, 2051, 2344, 3516, 4102, 6153, 7032, 8204, 12306, 16408, 24612

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49212 and 49224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49212 and 49224 is 12.

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