What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49768 and 49778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49768 and 49778 is 2.

GCF(49768,49778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49768 and 49778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49768 and 49778.

How to find the GCF of 49768 and 49778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49768 and 49778. After we will calculate the factors of 49768 and 49778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49768

Prime factors of 49768 are 2, 6221. Prime factorization of 49768 in exponential form is:

49768 = 2³ × 6221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49778

Prime factors of 49778 are 2, 24889. Prime factorization of 49778 in exponential form is:

49778 = 2¹ × 24889¹

Step-3: Factors of 49768

List of positive integer factors of 49768 that divides 49768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6221, 12442, 24884

Step-4: Factors of 49778

List of positive integer factors of 49778 that divides 49768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24889

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49768 and 49778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49768 and 49778 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 49768 and 49778