What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49888 and 49906?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49888 and 49906 is 2.

GCF(49888,49906) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49888 and 49906, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49888 and 49906.

How to find the GCF of 49888 and 49906?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49888 and 49906. After we will calculate the factors of 49888 and 49906 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49888

Prime factors of 49888 are 2, 1559. Prime factorization of 49888 in exponential form is:

49888 = 2⁵ × 1559¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49906

Prime factors of 49906 are 2, 24953. Prime factorization of 49906 in exponential form is:

49906 = 2¹ × 24953¹

Step-3: Factors of 49888

List of positive integer factors of 49888 that divides 49888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1559, 3118, 6236, 12472, 24944

Step-4: Factors of 49906

List of positive integer factors of 49906 that divides 49888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49888 and 49906. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49888 and 49906 is 2.

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