What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49281 and 49299?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49281 and 49299 is 3.

GCF(49281,49299) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49281 and 49299, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49281 and 49299.

How to find the GCF of 49281 and 49299?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49281 and 49299. After we will calculate the factors of 49281 and 49299 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 49299

Prime factors of 49299 are 3, 16433. Prime factorization of 49299 in exponential form is:

49299 = 3¹ × 16433¹

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 49299

List of positive integer factors of 49299 that divides 49281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16433

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49281 and 49299. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49281 and 49299 is 3.

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