What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49756 and 49762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49756 and 49762 is 2.

GCF(49756,49762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49756 and 49762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49756 and 49762.

How to find the GCF of 49756 and 49762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49756 and 49762. After we will calculate the factors of 49756 and 49762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49756

Prime factors of 49756 are 2, 7, 1777. Prime factorization of 49756 in exponential form is:

49756 = 2² × 7¹ × 1777¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49762

Prime factors of 49762 are 2, 139, 179. Prime factorization of 49762 in exponential form is:

49762 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 49756

List of positive integer factors of 49756 that divides 49756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1777, 3554, 7108, 12439, 24878

Step-4: Factors of 49762

List of positive integer factors of 49762 that divides 49756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 179, 278, 358, 24881

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49756 and 49762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49756 and 49762 is 2.

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