What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49555 and 49572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49555 and 49572 is 17.

GCF(49555,49572) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49555 and 49572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49555 and 49572.

How to find the GCF of 49555 and 49572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49555 and 49572. After we will calculate the factors of 49555 and 49572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49555

Prime factors of 49555 are 5, 11, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 49555 in exponential form is:

49555 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49572

Prime factors of 49572 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 49572 in exponential form is:

49572 = 2² × 3⁶ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 49555

List of positive integer factors of 49555 that divides 49555 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 17, 53, 55, 85, 187, 265, 583, 901, 935, 2915, 4505, 9911

Step-4: Factors of 49572

List of positive integer factors of 49572 that divides 49555 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 27, 34, 36, 51, 54, 68, 81, 102, 108, 153, 162, 204, 243, 306, 324, 459, 486, 612, 729, 918, 972, 1377, 1458, 1836, 2754, 2916, 4131, 5508, 8262, 12393, 16524, 24786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49555 and 49572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49555 and 49572 is 17.

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