What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49548 and 49564?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49548 and 49564 is 4.

GCF(49548,49564) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49548 and 49564, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49548 and 49564.

How to find the GCF of 49548 and 49564?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49548 and 49564. After we will calculate the factors of 49548 and 49564 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49548

Prime factors of 49548 are 2, 3, 4129. Prime factorization of 49548 in exponential form is:

49548 = 2² × 3¹ × 4129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49564

Prime factors of 49564 are 2, 12391. Prime factorization of 49564 in exponential form is:

49564 = 2² × 12391¹

Step-3: Factors of 49548

List of positive integer factors of 49548 that divides 49548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4129, 8258, 12387, 16516, 24774

Step-4: Factors of 49564

List of positive integer factors of 49564 that divides 49548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12391, 24782

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49548 and 49564. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49548 and 49564 is 4.

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