What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49716 and 49729?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49716 and 49729 is 1.

GCF(49716,49729) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49716 and 49729, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49716 and 49729.

How to find the GCF of 49716 and 49729?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49716 and 49729. After we will calculate the factors of 49716 and 49729 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49716

Prime factors of 49716 are 2, 3, 1381. Prime factorization of 49716 in exponential form is:

49716 = 2² × 3² × 1381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49729

Prime factors of 49729 are 223. Prime factorization of 49729 in exponential form is:

49729 = 223²

Step-3: Factors of 49716

List of positive integer factors of 49716 that divides 49716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1381, 2762, 4143, 5524, 8286, 12429, 16572, 24858

Step-4: Factors of 49729

List of positive integer factors of 49729 that divides 49716 without a remainder.

1, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49716 and 49729. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49716 and 49729 is 1.

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