What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49822 and 49838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49822 and 49838 is 2.

GCF(49822,49838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49822 and 49838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49822 and 49838.

How to find the GCF of 49822 and 49838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49822 and 49838. After we will calculate the factors of 49822 and 49838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49822

Prime factors of 49822 are 2, 29, 859. Prime factorization of 49822 in exponential form is:

49822 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49838

Prime factors of 49838 are 2, 24919. Prime factorization of 49838 in exponential form is:

49838 = 2¹ × 24919¹

Step-3: Factors of 49822

List of positive integer factors of 49822 that divides 49822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 859, 1718, 24911

Step-4: Factors of 49838

List of positive integer factors of 49838 that divides 49822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49822 and 49838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49822 and 49838 is 2.

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