What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49572 and 49587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49572 and 49587 is 3.

GCF(49572,49587) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49572 and 49587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49572 and 49587.

How to find the GCF of 49572 and 49587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49572 and 49587. After we will calculate the factors of 49572 and 49587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 49587

Prime factors of 49587 are 3, 16529. Prime factorization of 49587 in exponential form is:

49587 = 3¹ × 16529¹

Step-3: Factors of 49572

List of positive integer factors of 49572 that divides 49572 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

Step-4: Factors of 49587

List of positive integer factors of 49587 that divides 49572 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49572 and 49587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49572 and 49587 is 3.

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