What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49486 and 49498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49486 and 49498 is 2.

GCF(49486,49498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49486 and 49498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49486 and 49498.

How to find the GCF of 49486 and 49498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49486 and 49498. After we will calculate the factors of 49486 and 49498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 49498

Prime factors of 49498 are 2, 24749. Prime factorization of 49498 in exponential form is:

49498 = 2¹ × 24749¹

Step-3: Factors of 49486

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 49498

List of positive integer factors of 49498 that divides 49486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49486 and 49498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49486 and 49498 is 2.

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