What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49638 and 49652?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49638 and 49652 is 2.

GCF(49638,49652) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49638 and 49652, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49638 and 49652.

How to find the GCF of 49638 and 49652?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49638 and 49652. After we will calculate the factors of 49638 and 49652 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49638

Prime factors of 49638 are 2, 3, 8273. Prime factorization of 49638 in exponential form is:

49638 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49652

Prime factors of 49652 are 2, 12413. Prime factorization of 49652 in exponential form is:

49652 = 2² × 12413¹

Step-3: Factors of 49638

List of positive integer factors of 49638 that divides 49638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8273, 16546, 24819

Step-4: Factors of 49652

List of positive integer factors of 49652 that divides 49638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12413, 24826

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49638 and 49652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49638 and 49652 is 2.

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