What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49997 and 50002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49997 and 50002 is 1.

GCF(49997,50002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49997 and 50002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49997 and 50002.

How to find the GCF of 49997 and 50002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49997 and 50002. After we will calculate the factors of 49997 and 50002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49997

Prime factors of 49997 are 17, 173. Prime factorization of 49997 in exponential form is:

49997 = 17² × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50002

Prime factors of 50002 are 2, 23, 1087. Prime factorization of 50002 in exponential form is:

50002 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1087¹

Step-3: Factors of 49997

List of positive integer factors of 49997 that divides 49997 without a remainder.

1, 17, 173, 289, 2941

Step-4: Factors of 50002

List of positive integer factors of 50002 that divides 49997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1087, 2174, 25001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49997 and 50002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49997 and 50002 is 1.

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