What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49742 and 49759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49742 and 49759 is 17.

GCF(49742,49759) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49742 and 49759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49742 and 49759.

How to find the GCF of 49742 and 49759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49742 and 49759. After we will calculate the factors of 49742 and 49759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49742

Prime factors of 49742 are 2, 7, 11, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 49742 in exponential form is:

49742 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49759

Prime factors of 49759 are 17, 2927. Prime factorization of 49759 in exponential form is:

49759 = 17¹ × 2927¹

Step-3: Factors of 49742

List of positive integer factors of 49742 that divides 49742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 17, 19, 22, 34, 38, 77, 119, 133, 154, 187, 209, 238, 266, 323, 374, 418, 646, 1309, 1463, 2261, 2618, 2926, 3553, 4522, 7106, 24871

Step-4: Factors of 49759

List of positive integer factors of 49759 that divides 49742 without a remainder.

1, 17, 2927

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49742 and 49759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49742 and 49759 is 17.

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