What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49904 and 49912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49904 and 49912 is 8.

GCF(49904,49912) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49904 and 49912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49904 and 49912.

How to find the GCF of 49904 and 49912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49904 and 49912. After we will calculate the factors of 49904 and 49912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49904

Prime factors of 49904 are 2, 3119. Prime factorization of 49904 in exponential form is:

49904 = 2⁴ × 3119¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49912

Prime factors of 49912 are 2, 17, 367. Prime factorization of 49912 in exponential form is:

49912 = 2³ × 17¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 49904

List of positive integer factors of 49904 that divides 49904 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3119, 6238, 12476, 24952

Step-4: Factors of 49912

List of positive integer factors of 49912 that divides 49904 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 367, 734, 1468, 2936, 6239, 12478, 24956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49904 and 49912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49904 and 49912 is 8.

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