What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49902 and 49917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49902 and 49917 is 3.

GCF(49902,49917) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49902 and 49917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49902 and 49917.

How to find the GCF of 49902 and 49917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49902 and 49917. After we will calculate the factors of 49902 and 49917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49902

Prime factors of 49902 are 2, 3, 8317. Prime factorization of 49902 in exponential form is:

49902 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49917

Prime factors of 49917 are 3, 7, 2377. Prime factorization of 49917 in exponential form is:

49917 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2377¹

Step-3: Factors of 49902

List of positive integer factors of 49902 that divides 49902 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8317, 16634, 24951

Step-4: Factors of 49917

List of positive integer factors of 49917 that divides 49902 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2377, 7131, 16639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49902 and 49917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49902 and 49917 is 3.

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