What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49278 and 49292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49278 and 49292 is 2.

GCF(49278,49292) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49278 and 49292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49278 and 49292.

How to find the GCF of 49278 and 49292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49278 and 49292. After we will calculate the factors of 49278 and 49292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49278

Prime factors of 49278 are 2, 3, 43, 191. Prime factorization of 49278 in exponential form is:

49278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49292

Prime factors of 49292 are 2, 12323. Prime factorization of 49292 in exponential form is:

49292 = 2² × 12323¹

Step-3: Factors of 49278

List of positive integer factors of 49278 that divides 49278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 191, 258, 382, 573, 1146, 8213, 16426, 24639

Step-4: Factors of 49292

List of positive integer factors of 49292 that divides 49278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12323, 24646

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49278 and 49292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49278 and 49292 is 2.

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