What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49480 and 49486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49480 and 49486 is 2.

GCF(49480,49486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49480 and 49486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49480 and 49486.

How to find the GCF of 49480 and 49486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49480 and 49486. After we will calculate the factors of 49480 and 49486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49480

Prime factors of 49480 are 2, 5, 1237. Prime factorization of 49480 in exponential form is:

49480 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49486

Prime factors of 49486 are 2, 109, 227. Prime factorization of 49486 in exponential form is:

49486 = 2¹ × 109¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 49480

List of positive integer factors of 49480 that divides 49480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1237, 2474, 4948, 6185, 9896, 12370, 24740

Step-4: Factors of 49486

List of positive integer factors of 49486 that divides 49480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 218, 227, 454, 24743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49480 and 49486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49480 and 49486 is 2.

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