What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49388 and 49402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49388 and 49402 is 2.

GCF(49388,49402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49388 and 49402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49388 and 49402.

How to find the GCF of 49388 and 49402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49388 and 49402. After we will calculate the factors of 49388 and 49402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49388

Prime factors of 49388 are 2, 12347. Prime factorization of 49388 in exponential form is:

49388 = 2² × 12347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49402

Prime factors of 49402 are 2, 17, 1453. Prime factorization of 49402 in exponential form is:

49402 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1453¹

Step-3: Factors of 49388

List of positive integer factors of 49388 that divides 49388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12347, 24694

Step-4: Factors of 49402

List of positive integer factors of 49402 that divides 49388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1453, 2906, 24701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49388 and 49402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49388 and 49402 is 2.

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