What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49650 and 49659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49650 and 49659 is 3.

GCF(49650,49659) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49650 and 49659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49650 and 49659.

How to find the GCF of 49650 and 49659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49650 and 49659. After we will calculate the factors of 49650 and 49659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49650

Prime factors of 49650 are 2, 3, 5, 331. Prime factorization of 49650 in exponential form is:

49650 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49659

Prime factors of 49659 are 3, 16553. Prime factorization of 49659 in exponential form is:

49659 = 3¹ × 16553¹

Step-3: Factors of 49650

List of positive integer factors of 49650 that divides 49650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 331, 662, 993, 1655, 1986, 3310, 4965, 8275, 9930, 16550, 24825

Step-4: Factors of 49659

List of positive integer factors of 49659 that divides 49650 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16553

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49650 and 49659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49650 and 49659 is 3.

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