What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49612 and 49618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49612 and 49618 is 2.

GCF(49612,49618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49612 and 49618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49612 and 49618.

How to find the GCF of 49612 and 49618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49612 and 49618. After we will calculate the factors of 49612 and 49618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49612

Prime factors of 49612 are 2, 79, 157. Prime factorization of 49612 in exponential form is:

49612 = 2² × 79¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49618

Prime factors of 49618 are 2, 24809. Prime factorization of 49618 in exponential form is:

49618 = 2¹ × 24809¹

Step-3: Factors of 49612

List of positive integer factors of 49612 that divides 49612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 157, 158, 314, 316, 628, 12403, 24806

Step-4: Factors of 49618

List of positive integer factors of 49618 that divides 49612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49612 and 49618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49612 and 49618 is 2.

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