What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49240 and 49249?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49240 and 49249 is 1.

GCF(49240,49249) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49240 and 49249, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49240 and 49249.

How to find the GCF of 49240 and 49249?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49240 and 49249. After we will calculate the factors of 49240 and 49249 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49240

Prime factors of 49240 are 2, 5, 1231. Prime factorization of 49240 in exponential form is:

49240 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49249

Prime factors of 49249 are 17, 2897. Prime factorization of 49249 in exponential form is:

49249 = 17¹ × 2897¹

Step-3: Factors of 49240

List of positive integer factors of 49240 that divides 49240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1231, 2462, 4924, 6155, 9848, 12310, 24620

Step-4: Factors of 49249

List of positive integer factors of 49249 that divides 49240 without a remainder.

1, 17, 2897

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49240 and 49249. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49240 and 49249 is 1.

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