What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49642 and 49658?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49642 and 49658 is 2.

GCF(49642,49658) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49642 and 49658, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49642 and 49658.

How to find the GCF of 49642 and 49658?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49642 and 49658. After we will calculate the factors of 49642 and 49658 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49642

Prime factors of 49642 are 2, 24821. Prime factorization of 49642 in exponential form is:

49642 = 2¹ × 24821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49658

Prime factors of 49658 are 2, 7, 3547. Prime factorization of 49658 in exponential form is:

49658 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3547¹

Step-3: Factors of 49642

List of positive integer factors of 49642 that divides 49642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24821

Step-4: Factors of 49658

List of positive integer factors of 49658 that divides 49642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3547, 7094, 24829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49642 and 49658. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49642 and 49658 is 2.

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