What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49440 and 49458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49440 and 49458 is 6.

GCF(49440,49458) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49440 and 49458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49440 and 49458.

How to find the GCF of 49440 and 49458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49440 and 49458. After we will calculate the factors of 49440 and 49458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49440

Prime factors of 49440 are 2, 3, 5, 103. Prime factorization of 49440 in exponential form is:

49440 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49458

Prime factors of 49458 are 2, 3, 8243. Prime factorization of 49458 in exponential form is:

49458 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8243¹

Step-3: Factors of 49440

List of positive integer factors of 49440 that divides 49440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 32, 40, 48, 60, 80, 96, 103, 120, 160, 206, 240, 309, 412, 480, 515, 618, 824, 1030, 1236, 1545, 1648, 2060, 2472, 3090, 3296, 4120, 4944, 6180, 8240, 9888, 12360, 16480, 24720

Step-4: Factors of 49458

List of positive integer factors of 49458 that divides 49440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8243, 16486, 24729

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49440 and 49458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49440 and 49458 is 6.

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