What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49740 and 49758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49740 and 49758 is 6.

GCF(49740,49758) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49740 and 49758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49740 and 49758.

How to find the GCF of 49740 and 49758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49740 and 49758. After we will calculate the factors of 49740 and 49758 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49740

Prime factors of 49740 are 2, 3, 5, 829. Prime factorization of 49740 in exponential form is:

49740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49758

Prime factors of 49758 are 2, 3, 8293. Prime factorization of 49758 in exponential form is:

49758 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8293¹

Step-3: Factors of 49740

List of positive integer factors of 49740 that divides 49740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 829, 1658, 2487, 3316, 4145, 4974, 8290, 9948, 12435, 16580, 24870

Step-4: Factors of 49758

List of positive integer factors of 49758 that divides 49740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8293, 16586, 24879

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49740 and 49758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49740 and 49758 is 6.

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