What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49702 and 49706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49702 and 49706 is 2.

GCF(49702,49706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49702 and 49706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49702 and 49706.

How to find the GCF of 49702 and 49706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49702 and 49706. After we will calculate the factors of 49702 and 49706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49702

Prime factors of 49702 are 2, 24851. Prime factorization of 49702 in exponential form is:

49702 = 2¹ × 24851¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49706

Prime factors of 49706 are 2, 29, 857. Prime factorization of 49706 in exponential form is:

49706 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 857¹

Step-3: Factors of 49702

List of positive integer factors of 49702 that divides 49702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24851

Step-4: Factors of 49706

List of positive integer factors of 49706 that divides 49702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 857, 1714, 24853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49702 and 49706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49702 and 49706 is 2.

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