What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49855 and 49870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49855 and 49870 is 5.

GCF(49855,49870) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49855 and 49870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49855 and 49870.

How to find the GCF of 49855 and 49870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49855 and 49870. After we will calculate the factors of 49855 and 49870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49855

Prime factors of 49855 are 5, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 49855 in exponential form is:

49855 = 5¹ × 13² × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49870

Prime factors of 49870 are 2, 5, 4987. Prime factorization of 49870 in exponential form is:

49870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4987¹

Step-3: Factors of 49855

List of positive integer factors of 49855 that divides 49855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 59, 65, 169, 295, 767, 845, 3835, 9971

Step-4: Factors of 49870

List of positive integer factors of 49870 that divides 49855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4987, 9974, 24935

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49855 and 49870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49855 and 49870 is 5.

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