What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20450 and 20462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20450 and 20462 is 2.

GCF(20450,20462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20450 and 20462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20450 and 20462.

How to find the GCF of 20450 and 20462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20450 and 20462. After we will calculate the factors of 20450 and 20462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20450

Prime factors of 20450 are 2, 5, 409. Prime factorization of 20450 in exponential form is:

20450 = 2¹ × 5² × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20462

Prime factors of 20462 are 2, 13, 787. Prime factorization of 20462 in exponential form is:

20462 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 20450

List of positive integer factors of 20450 that divides 20450 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 409, 818, 2045, 4090, 10225

Step-4: Factors of 20462

List of positive integer factors of 20462 that divides 20450 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 787, 1574, 10231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20450 and 20462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20450 and 20462 is 2.

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