What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49256 and 49262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49256 and 49262 is 2.

GCF(49256,49262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49256 and 49262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49256 and 49262.

How to find the GCF of 49256 and 49262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49256 and 49262. After we will calculate the factors of 49256 and 49262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49256

Prime factors of 49256 are 2, 47, 131. Prime factorization of 49256 in exponential form is:

49256 = 2³ × 47¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49262

Prime factors of 49262 are 2, 24631. Prime factorization of 49262 in exponential form is:

49262 = 2¹ × 24631¹

Step-3: Factors of 49256

List of positive integer factors of 49256 that divides 49256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 47, 94, 131, 188, 262, 376, 524, 1048, 6157, 12314, 24628

Step-4: Factors of 49262

List of positive integer factors of 49262 that divides 49256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49256 and 49262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49256 and 49262 is 2.

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