What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49578 and 49598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49578 and 49598 is 2.

GCF(49578,49598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49578 and 49598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49578 and 49598.

How to find the GCF of 49578 and 49598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49578 and 49598. After we will calculate the factors of 49578 and 49598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49578

Prime factors of 49578 are 2, 3, 8263. Prime factorization of 49578 in exponential form is:

49578 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49598

Prime factors of 49598 are 2, 24799. Prime factorization of 49598 in exponential form is:

49598 = 2¹ × 24799¹

Step-3: Factors of 49578

List of positive integer factors of 49578 that divides 49578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8263, 16526, 24789

Step-4: Factors of 49598

List of positive integer factors of 49598 that divides 49578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24799

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49578 and 49598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49578 and 49598 is 2.

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