What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49586 and 49596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49586 and 49596 is 2.

GCF(49586,49596) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49586 and 49596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49586 and 49596.

How to find the GCF of 49586 and 49596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49586 and 49596. After we will calculate the factors of 49586 and 49596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49586

Prime factors of 49586 are 2, 24793. Prime factorization of 49586 in exponential form is:

49586 = 2¹ × 24793¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49596

Prime factors of 49596 are 2, 3, 4133. Prime factorization of 49596 in exponential form is:

49596 = 2² × 3¹ × 4133¹

Step-3: Factors of 49586

List of positive integer factors of 49586 that divides 49586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24793

Step-4: Factors of 49596

List of positive integer factors of 49596 that divides 49586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4133, 8266, 12399, 16532, 24798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49586 and 49596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49586 and 49596 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 49586 and 49596