What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49281 and 49293?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49281 and 49293 is 3.

GCF(49281,49293) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49281 and 49293, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49281 and 49293.

How to find the GCF of 49281 and 49293?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49281 and 49293. After we will calculate the factors of 49281 and 49293 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49281

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

49281 = 3¹ × 16427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49293

Prime factors of 49293 are 3, 5477. Prime factorization of 49293 in exponential form is:

49293 = 3² × 5477¹

Step-3: Factors of 49281

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

1, 3, 16427

Step-4: Factors of 49293

List of positive integer factors of 49293 that divides 49281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5477, 16431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49281 and 49293. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49281 and 49293 is 3.

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