What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49668 and 49686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49668 and 49686 is 6.

GCF(49668,49686) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49668 and 49686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49668 and 49686.

How to find the GCF of 49668 and 49686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49668 and 49686. After we will calculate the factors of 49668 and 49686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 49686

Prime factors of 49686 are 2, 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 49686 in exponential form is:

49686 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 49668

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 49686

List of positive integer factors of 49686 that divides 49668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 26, 39, 42, 49, 78, 91, 98, 147, 169, 182, 273, 294, 338, 507, 546, 637, 1014, 1183, 1274, 1911, 2366, 3549, 3822, 7098, 8281, 16562, 24843

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49668 and 49686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49668 and 49686 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 49668 and 49686