What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48828 and 48842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48828 and 48842 is 2.

GCF(48828,48842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48828 and 48842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48828 and 48842.

How to find the GCF of 48828 and 48842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48828 and 48842. After we will calculate the factors of 48828 and 48842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48828

Prime factors of 48828 are 2, 3, 13, 313. Prime factorization of 48828 in exponential form is:

48828 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48842

Prime factors of 48842 are 2, 24421. Prime factorization of 48842 in exponential form is:

48842 = 2¹ × 24421¹

Step-3: Factors of 48828

List of positive integer factors of 48828 that divides 48828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 156, 313, 626, 939, 1252, 1878, 3756, 4069, 8138, 12207, 16276, 24414

Step-4: Factors of 48842

List of positive integer factors of 48842 that divides 48828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48828 and 48842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48828 and 48842 is 2.

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