What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49986 and 49991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49986 and 49991 is 1.

GCF(49986,49991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49986 and 49991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49986 and 49991.

How to find the GCF of 49986 and 49991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49986 and 49991. After we will calculate the factors of 49986 and 49991 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49986

Prime factors of 49986 are 2, 3, 2777. Prime factorization of 49986 in exponential form is:

49986 = 2¹ × 3² × 2777¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49991

Prime factors of 49991 are 49991. Prime factorization of 49991 in exponential form is:

49991 = 49991¹

Step-3: Factors of 49986

List of positive integer factors of 49986 that divides 49986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2777, 5554, 8331, 16662, 24993

Step-4: Factors of 49991

List of positive integer factors of 49991 that divides 49986 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49986 and 49991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49986 and 49991 is 1.

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