What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49278 and 49298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49278 and 49298 is 2.

GCF(49278,49298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49278 and 49298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49278 and 49298.

How to find the GCF of 49278 and 49298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49278 and 49298. After we will calculate the factors of 49278 and 49298 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 49298

Prime factors of 49298 are 2, 157. Prime factorization of 49298 in exponential form is:

49298 = 2¹ × 157²

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 49298

List of positive integer factors of 49298 that divides 49278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 157, 314, 24649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49278 and 49298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49278 and 49298 is 2.

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