What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49332 and 49344?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49332 and 49344 is 12.

GCF(49332,49344) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49332 and 49344, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49332 and 49344.

How to find the GCF of 49332 and 49344?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49332 and 49344. After we will calculate the factors of 49332 and 49344 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49332

Prime factors of 49332 are 2, 3, 4111. Prime factorization of 49332 in exponential form is:

49332 = 2² × 3¹ × 4111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49344

Prime factors of 49344 are 2, 3, 257. Prime factorization of 49344 in exponential form is:

49344 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 49332

List of positive integer factors of 49332 that divides 49332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4111, 8222, 12333, 16444, 24666

Step-4: Factors of 49344

List of positive integer factors of 49344 that divides 49332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 192, 257, 514, 771, 1028, 1542, 2056, 3084, 4112, 6168, 8224, 12336, 16448, 24672

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49332 and 49344. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49332 and 49344 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 49332 and 49344