What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49272 and 49281?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49272 and 49281 is 3.

GCF(49272,49281) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49272 and 49281, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49272 and 49281.

How to find the GCF of 49272 and 49281?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49272 and 49281. After we will calculate the factors of 49272 and 49281 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49272

Prime factors of 49272 are 2, 3, 2053. Prime factorization of 49272 in exponential form is:

49272 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49281

Prime factors of 49281 are 3, 16427. Prime factorization of 49281 in exponential form is:

49281 = 3¹ × 16427¹

Step-3: Factors of 49272

List of positive integer factors of 49272 that divides 49272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2053, 4106, 6159, 8212, 12318, 16424, 24636

Step-4: Factors of 49281

List of positive integer factors of 49281 that divides 49272 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16427

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49272 and 49281. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49272 and 49281 is 3.

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