What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49713 and 49731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49713 and 49731 is 3.

GCF(49713,49731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49713 and 49731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49713 and 49731.

How to find the GCF of 49713 and 49731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49713 and 49731. After we will calculate the factors of 49713 and 49731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49713

Prime factors of 49713 are 3, 73, 227. Prime factorization of 49713 in exponential form is:

49713 = 3¹ × 73¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49731

Prime factors of 49731 are 3, 11, 137. Prime factorization of 49731 in exponential form is:

49731 = 3¹ × 11² × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 49713

List of positive integer factors of 49713 that divides 49713 without a remainder.

1, 3, 73, 219, 227, 681, 16571

Step-4: Factors of 49731

List of positive integer factors of 49731 that divides 49713 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 121, 137, 363, 411, 1507, 4521, 16577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49713 and 49731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49713 and 49731 is 3.

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