What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49589 and 49606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49589 and 49606 is 17.

GCF(49589,49606) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49589 and 49606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49589 and 49606.

How to find the GCF of 49589 and 49606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49589 and 49606. After we will calculate the factors of 49589 and 49606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49589

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

49589 = 17¹ × 2917¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49606

Prime factors of 49606 are 2, 17, 1459. Prime factorization of 49606 in exponential form is:

49606 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1459¹

Step-3: Factors of 49589

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

1, 17, 2917

Step-4: Factors of 49606

List of positive integer factors of 49606 that divides 49589 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1459, 2918, 24803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49589 and 49606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49589 and 49606 is 17.

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