What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49552 and 49568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49552 and 49568 is 16.

GCF(49552,49568) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49552 and 49568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49552 and 49568.

How to find the GCF of 49552 and 49568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49552 and 49568. After we will calculate the factors of 49552 and 49568 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 49568

Prime factors of 49568 are 2, 1549. Prime factorization of 49568 in exponential form is:

49568 = 2⁵ × 1549¹

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 49568

List of positive integer factors of 49568 that divides 49552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1549, 3098, 6196, 12392, 24784

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49552 and 49568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49552 and 49568 is 16.

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