What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49940 and 49947?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49940 and 49947 is 1.

GCF(49940,49947) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49940 and 49947, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49940 and 49947.

How to find the GCF of 49940 and 49947?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49940 and 49947. After we will calculate the factors of 49940 and 49947 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49940

Prime factors of 49940 are 2, 5, 11, 227. Prime factorization of 49940 in exponential form is:

49940 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49947

Prime factors of 49947 are 3, 16649. Prime factorization of 49947 in exponential form is:

49947 = 3¹ × 16649¹

Step-3: Factors of 49940

List of positive integer factors of 49940 that divides 49940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 110, 220, 227, 454, 908, 1135, 2270, 2497, 4540, 4994, 9988, 12485, 24970

Step-4: Factors of 49947

List of positive integer factors of 49947 that divides 49940 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49940 and 49947. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49940 and 49947 is 1.

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