What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49880 and 49884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49880 and 49884 is 4.

GCF(49880,49884) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49880 and 49884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49880 and 49884.

How to find the GCF of 49880 and 49884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49880 and 49884. After we will calculate the factors of 49880 and 49884 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49880

Prime factors of 49880 are 2, 5, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 49880 in exponential form is:

49880 = 2³ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49884

Prime factors of 49884 are 2, 3, 4157. Prime factorization of 49884 in exponential form is:

49884 = 2² × 3¹ × 4157¹

Step-3: Factors of 49880

List of positive integer factors of 49880 that divides 49880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 29, 40, 43, 58, 86, 116, 145, 172, 215, 232, 290, 344, 430, 580, 860, 1160, 1247, 1720, 2494, 4988, 6235, 9976, 12470, 24940

Step-4: Factors of 49884

List of positive integer factors of 49884 that divides 49880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4157, 8314, 12471, 16628, 24942

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49880 and 49884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49880 and 49884 is 4.

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