What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49552 and 49558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49552 and 49558 is 2.

GCF(49552,49558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49552 and 49558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49552 and 49558.

How to find the GCF of 49552 and 49558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49552 and 49558. After we will calculate the factors of 49552 and 49558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49552

Prime factors of 49552 are 2, 19, 163. Prime factorization of 49552 in exponential form is:

49552 = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49558

Prime factors of 49558 are 2, 71, 349. Prime factorization of 49558 in exponential form is:

49558 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 49552

List of positive integer factors of 49552 that divides 49552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 38, 76, 152, 163, 304, 326, 652, 1304, 2608, 3097, 6194, 12388, 24776

Step-4: Factors of 49558

List of positive integer factors of 49558 that divides 49552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 349, 698, 24779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49552 and 49558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49552 and 49558 is 2.

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