What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49872 and 49877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49872 and 49877 is 1.

GCF(49872,49877) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49872 and 49877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49872 and 49877.

How to find the GCF of 49872 and 49877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49872 and 49877. After we will calculate the factors of 49872 and 49877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49872

Prime factors of 49872 are 2, 3, 1039. Prime factorization of 49872 in exponential form is:

49872 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49877

Prime factors of 49877 are 49877. Prime factorization of 49877 in exponential form is:

49877 = 49877¹

Step-3: Factors of 49872

List of positive integer factors of 49872 that divides 49872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1039, 2078, 3117, 4156, 6234, 8312, 12468, 16624, 24936

Step-4: Factors of 49877

List of positive integer factors of 49877 that divides 49872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49872 and 49877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49872 and 49877 is 1.

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