What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49594 and 49604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49594 and 49604 is 2.

GCF(49594,49604) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49594 and 49604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49594 and 49604.

How to find the GCF of 49594 and 49604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49594 and 49604. After we will calculate the factors of 49594 and 49604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49594

Prime factors of 49594 are 2, 137, 181. Prime factorization of 49594 in exponential form is:

49594 = 2¹ × 137¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49604

Prime factors of 49604 are 2, 12401. Prime factorization of 49604 in exponential form is:

49604 = 2² × 12401¹

Step-3: Factors of 49594

List of positive integer factors of 49594 that divides 49594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137, 181, 274, 362, 24797

Step-4: Factors of 49604

List of positive integer factors of 49604 that divides 49594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12401, 24802

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49594 and 49604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49594 and 49604 is 2.

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