What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49857 and 49863?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49857 and 49863 is 3.

GCF(49857,49863) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49857 and 49863, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49857 and 49863.

How to find the GCF of 49857 and 49863?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49857 and 49863. After we will calculate the factors of 49857 and 49863 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49857

Prime factors of 49857 are 3, 16619. Prime factorization of 49857 in exponential form is:

49857 = 3¹ × 16619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49863

Prime factors of 49863 are 3, 11, 1511. Prime factorization of 49863 in exponential form is:

49863 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1511¹

Step-3: Factors of 49857

List of positive integer factors of 49857 that divides 49857 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16619

Step-4: Factors of 49863

List of positive integer factors of 49863 that divides 49857 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1511, 4533, 16621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49857 and 49863. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49857 and 49863 is 3.

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