What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49719 and 49737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49719 and 49737 is 3.

GCF(49719,49737) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49719 and 49737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49719 and 49737.

How to find the GCF of 49719 and 49737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49719 and 49737. After we will calculate the factors of 49719 and 49737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49719

Prime factors of 49719 are 3, 16573. Prime factorization of 49719 in exponential form is:

49719 = 3¹ × 16573¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49737

Prime factors of 49737 are 3, 59, 281. Prime factorization of 49737 in exponential form is:

49737 = 3¹ × 59¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 49719

List of positive integer factors of 49719 that divides 49719 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16573

Step-4: Factors of 49737

List of positive integer factors of 49737 that divides 49719 without a remainder.

1, 3, 59, 177, 281, 843, 16579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49719 and 49737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49719 and 49737 is 3.

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