What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49968 and 49978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49968 and 49978 is 2.

GCF(49968,49978) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49968 and 49978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49968 and 49978.

How to find the GCF of 49968 and 49978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49968 and 49978. After we will calculate the factors of 49968 and 49978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49968

Prime factors of 49968 are 2, 3, 347. Prime factorization of 49968 in exponential form is:

49968 = 2⁴ × 3² × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49978

Prime factors of 49978 are 2, 24989. Prime factorization of 49978 in exponential form is:

49978 = 2¹ × 24989¹

Step-3: Factors of 49968

List of positive integer factors of 49968 that divides 49968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 347, 694, 1041, 1388, 2082, 2776, 3123, 4164, 5552, 6246, 8328, 12492, 16656, 24984

Step-4: Factors of 49978

List of positive integer factors of 49978 that divides 49968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49968 and 49978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49968 and 49978 is 2.

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