What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50 and 69?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50 and 69 is 1.

GCF(50,69) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50 and 69, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50 and 69.

How to find the GCF of 50 and 69?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50 and 69. After we will calculate the factors of 50 and 69 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50

Prime factors of 50 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 50 in exponential form is:

50 = 2¹ × 5²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 69

Prime factors of 69 are 3, 23. Prime factorization of 69 in exponential form is:

69 = 3¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 50

List of positive integer factors of 50 that divides 50 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25

Step-4: Factors of 69

List of positive integer factors of 69 that divides 50 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50 and 69. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50 and 69 is 1.

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