What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49298 and 49306?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49298 and 49306 is 2.

GCF(49298,49306) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49298 and 49306, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49298 and 49306.

How to find the GCF of 49298 and 49306?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49298 and 49306. After we will calculate the factors of 49298 and 49306 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49298

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

49298 = 2¹ × 157²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49306

Prime factors of 49306 are 2, 89, 277. Prime factorization of 49306 in exponential form is:

49306 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 49298

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

1, 2, 157, 314, 24649

Step-4: Factors of 49306

List of positive integer factors of 49306 that divides 49298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 277, 554, 24653

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49298 and 49306. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49298 and 49306 is 2.

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