What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49730 and 49745?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49730 and 49745 is 5.

GCF(49730,49745) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49730 and 49745, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49730 and 49745.

How to find the GCF of 49730 and 49745?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49730 and 49745. After we will calculate the factors of 49730 and 49745 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49730

Prime factors of 49730 are 2, 5, 4973. Prime factorization of 49730 in exponential form is:

49730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49745

Prime factors of 49745 are 5, 9949. Prime factorization of 49745 in exponential form is:

49745 = 5¹ × 9949¹

Step-3: Factors of 49730

List of positive integer factors of 49730 that divides 49730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4973, 9946, 24865

Step-4: Factors of 49745

List of positive integer factors of 49745 that divides 49730 without a remainder.

1, 5, 9949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49730 and 49745. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49730 and 49745 is 5.

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