What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49972 and 49983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49972 and 49983 is 1.

GCF(49972,49983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49972 and 49983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49972 and 49983.

How to find the GCF of 49972 and 49983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49972 and 49983. After we will calculate the factors of 49972 and 49983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49972

Prime factors of 49972 are 2, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 49972 in exponential form is:

49972 = 2² × 13¹ × 31²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49983

Prime factors of 49983 are 3, 16661. Prime factorization of 49983 in exponential form is:

49983 = 3¹ × 16661¹

Step-3: Factors of 49972

List of positive integer factors of 49972 that divides 49972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 124, 403, 806, 961, 1612, 1922, 3844, 12493, 24986

Step-4: Factors of 49983

List of positive integer factors of 49983 that divides 49972 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49972 and 49983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49972 and 49983 is 1.

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