What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49642 and 49661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49642 and 49661 is 1.

GCF(49642,49661) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49642 and 49661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49642 and 49661.

How to find the GCF of 49642 and 49661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49642 and 49661. After we will calculate the factors of 49642 and 49661 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 49661

Prime factors of 49661 are 53, 937. Prime factorization of 49661 in exponential form is:

49661 = 53¹ × 937¹

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 49661

List of positive integer factors of 49661 that divides 49642 without a remainder.

1, 53, 937

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49642 and 49661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49642 and 49661 is 1.

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