What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49572 and 49589?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49572 and 49589 is 17.

GCF(49572,49589) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49572 and 49589, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49572 and 49589.

How to find the GCF of 49572 and 49589?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49572 and 49589. After we will calculate the factors of 49572 and 49589 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 49589

Prime factors of 49589 are 17, 2917. Prime factorization of 49589 in exponential form is:

49589 = 17¹ × 2917¹

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 49589

List of positive integer factors of 49589 that divides 49572 without a remainder.

1, 17, 2917

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49572 and 49589. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49572 and 49589 is 17.

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