What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49656 and 49668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49656 and 49668 is 12.

GCF(49656,49668) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49656 and 49668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49656 and 49668.

How to find the GCF of 49656 and 49668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49656 and 49668. After we will calculate the factors of 49656 and 49668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49656

Prime factors of 49656 are 2, 3, 2069. Prime factorization of 49656 in exponential form is:

49656 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49668

Prime factors of 49668 are 2, 3, 4139. Prime factorization of 49668 in exponential form is:

49668 = 2² × 3¹ × 4139¹

Step-3: Factors of 49656

List of positive integer factors of 49656 that divides 49656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2069, 4138, 6207, 8276, 12414, 16552, 24828

Step-4: Factors of 49668

List of positive integer factors of 49668 that divides 49656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4139, 8278, 12417, 16556, 24834

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49656 and 49668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49656 and 49668 is 12.

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