What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49947 and 49957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49947 and 49957 is 1.

GCF(49947,49957) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49947 and 49957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49947 and 49957.

How to find the GCF of 49947 and 49957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49947 and 49957. After we will calculate the factors of 49947 and 49957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49947

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

49947 = 3¹ × 16649¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49957

Prime factors of 49957 are 49957. Prime factorization of 49957 in exponential form is:

49957 = 49957¹

Step-3: Factors of 49947

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

1, 3, 16649

Step-4: Factors of 49957

List of positive integer factors of 49957 that divides 49947 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49947 and 49957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49947 and 49957 is 1.

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