What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49221 and 49233?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49221 and 49233 is 3.

GCF(49221,49233) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49221 and 49233, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49221 and 49233.

How to find the GCF of 49221 and 49233?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49221 and 49233. After we will calculate the factors of 49221 and 49233 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49221

Prime factors of 49221 are 3, 1823. Prime factorization of 49221 in exponential form is:

49221 = 3³ × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49233

Prime factors of 49233 are 3, 16411. Prime factorization of 49233 in exponential form is:

49233 = 3¹ × 16411¹

Step-3: Factors of 49221

List of positive integer factors of 49221 that divides 49221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1823, 5469, 16407

Step-4: Factors of 49233

List of positive integer factors of 49233 that divides 49221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16411

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49221 and 49233. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49221 and 49233 is 3.

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