What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49338 and 49353?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49338 and 49353 is 3.

GCF(49338,49353) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49338 and 49353, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49338 and 49353.

How to find the GCF of 49338 and 49353?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49338 and 49353. After we will calculate the factors of 49338 and 49353 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49338

Prime factors of 49338 are 2, 3, 2741. Prime factorization of 49338 in exponential form is:

49338 = 2¹ × 3² × 2741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49353

Prime factors of 49353 are 3, 16451. Prime factorization of 49353 in exponential form is:

49353 = 3¹ × 16451¹

Step-3: Factors of 49338

List of positive integer factors of 49338 that divides 49338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2741, 5482, 8223, 16446, 24669

Step-4: Factors of 49353

List of positive integer factors of 49353 that divides 49338 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49338 and 49353. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49338 and 49353 is 3.

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