What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49460 and 49466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49460 and 49466 is 2.

GCF(49460,49466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49460 and 49466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49460 and 49466.

How to find the GCF of 49460 and 49466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49460 and 49466. After we will calculate the factors of 49460 and 49466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49460

Prime factors of 49460 are 2, 5, 2473. Prime factorization of 49460 in exponential form is:

49460 = 2² × 5¹ × 2473¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49466

Prime factors of 49466 are 2, 24733. Prime factorization of 49466 in exponential form is:

49466 = 2¹ × 24733¹

Step-3: Factors of 49460

List of positive integer factors of 49460 that divides 49460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2473, 4946, 9892, 12365, 24730

Step-4: Factors of 49466

List of positive integer factors of 49466 that divides 49460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24733

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49460 and 49466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49460 and 49466 is 2.

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