What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49442 and 49446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49442 and 49446 is 2.

GCF(49442,49446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49442 and 49446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49442 and 49446.

How to find the GCF of 49442 and 49446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49442 and 49446. After we will calculate the factors of 49442 and 49446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49442

Prime factors of 49442 are 2, 59, 419. Prime factorization of 49442 in exponential form is:

49442 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49446

Prime factors of 49446 are 2, 3, 41, 67. Prime factorization of 49446 in exponential form is:

49446 = 2¹ × 3² × 41¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 49442

List of positive integer factors of 49442 that divides 49442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 419, 838, 24721

Step-4: Factors of 49446

List of positive integer factors of 49446 that divides 49442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 41, 67, 82, 123, 134, 201, 246, 369, 402, 603, 738, 1206, 2747, 5494, 8241, 16482, 24723

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49442 and 49446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49442 and 49446 is 2.

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