What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49906 and 49922?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49906 and 49922 is 2.

GCF(49906,49922) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49906 and 49922, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49906 and 49922.

How to find the GCF of 49906 and 49922?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49906 and 49922. After we will calculate the factors of 49906 and 49922 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49906

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

49906 = 2¹ × 24953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49922

Prime factors of 49922 are 2, 109, 229. Prime factorization of 49922 in exponential form is:

49922 = 2¹ × 109¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 49906

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

1, 2, 24953

Step-4: Factors of 49922

List of positive integer factors of 49922 that divides 49906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 218, 229, 458, 24961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49906 and 49922. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49906 and 49922 is 2.

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