What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49310 and 49318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49310 and 49318 is 2.

GCF(49310,49318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49310 and 49318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49310 and 49318.

How to find the GCF of 49310 and 49318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49310 and 49318. After we will calculate the factors of 49310 and 49318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49310

Prime factors of 49310 are 2, 5, 4931. Prime factorization of 49310 in exponential form is:

49310 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4931¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49318

Prime factors of 49318 are 2, 24659. Prime factorization of 49318 in exponential form is:

49318 = 2¹ × 24659¹

Step-3: Factors of 49310

List of positive integer factors of 49310 that divides 49310 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4931, 9862, 24655

Step-4: Factors of 49318

List of positive integer factors of 49318 that divides 49310 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49310 and 49318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49310 and 49318 is 2.

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