What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49444 and 49456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49444 and 49456 is 4.

GCF(49444,49456) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49444 and 49456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49444 and 49456.

How to find the GCF of 49444 and 49456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49444 and 49456. After we will calculate the factors of 49444 and 49456 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49444

Prime factors of 49444 are 2, 47, 263. Prime factorization of 49444 in exponential form is:

49444 = 2² × 47¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49456

Prime factors of 49456 are 2, 11, 281. Prime factorization of 49456 in exponential form is:

49456 = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 49444

List of positive integer factors of 49444 that divides 49444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188, 263, 526, 1052, 12361, 24722

Step-4: Factors of 49456

List of positive integer factors of 49456 that divides 49444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88, 176, 281, 562, 1124, 2248, 3091, 4496, 6182, 12364, 24728

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49444 and 49456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49444 and 49456 is 4.

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