What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49986 and 49994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49986 and 49994 is 2.

GCF(49986,49994) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49986 and 49994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49986 and 49994.

How to find the GCF of 49986 and 49994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49986 and 49994. After we will calculate the factors of 49986 and 49994 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 49994

Prime factors of 49994 are 2, 7, 3571. Prime factorization of 49994 in exponential form is:

49994 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3571¹

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 49994

List of positive integer factors of 49994 that divides 49986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3571, 7142, 24997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49986 and 49994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49986 and 49994 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 49986 and 49994