What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50038 and 50042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50038 and 50042 is 2.

GCF(50038,50042) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50038 and 50042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50038 and 50042.

How to find the GCF of 50038 and 50042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50038 and 50042. After we will calculate the factors of 50038 and 50042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50038

Prime factors of 50038 are 2, 127, 197. Prime factorization of 50038 in exponential form is:

50038 = 2¹ × 127¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50042

Prime factors of 50042 are 2, 131, 191. Prime factorization of 50042 in exponential form is:

50042 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 50038

List of positive integer factors of 50038 that divides 50038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 127, 197, 254, 394, 25019

Step-4: Factors of 50042

List of positive integer factors of 50042 that divides 50038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 191, 262, 382, 25021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50038 and 50042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50038 and 50042 is 2.

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