What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49326 and 49341?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49326 and 49341 is 3.

GCF(49326,49341) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49326 and 49341, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49326 and 49341.

How to find the GCF of 49326 and 49341?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49326 and 49341. After we will calculate the factors of 49326 and 49341 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49326

Prime factors of 49326 are 2, 3, 8221. Prime factorization of 49326 in exponential form is:

49326 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49341

Prime factors of 49341 are 3, 16447. Prime factorization of 49341 in exponential form is:

49341 = 3¹ × 16447¹

Step-3: Factors of 49326

List of positive integer factors of 49326 that divides 49326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8221, 16442, 24663

Step-4: Factors of 49341

List of positive integer factors of 49341 that divides 49326 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16447

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49326 and 49341. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49326 and 49341 is 3.

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