What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49988 and 49993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49988 and 49993 is 1.

GCF(49988,49993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49988 and 49993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49988 and 49993.

How to find the GCF of 49988 and 49993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49988 and 49993. After we will calculate the factors of 49988 and 49993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49988

Prime factors of 49988 are 2, 12497. Prime factorization of 49988 in exponential form is:

49988 = 2² × 12497¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49993

Prime factors of 49993 are 49993. Prime factorization of 49993 in exponential form is:

49993 = 49993¹

Step-3: Factors of 49988

List of positive integer factors of 49988 that divides 49988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12497, 24994

Step-4: Factors of 49993

List of positive integer factors of 49993 that divides 49988 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49988 and 49993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49988 and 49993 is 1.

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