What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50056 and 50062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50056 and 50062 is 2.

GCF(50056,50062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50056 and 50062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50056 and 50062.

How to find the GCF of 50056 and 50062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50056 and 50062. After we will calculate the factors of 50056 and 50062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50056

Prime factors of 50056 are 2, 6257. Prime factorization of 50056 in exponential form is:

50056 = 2³ × 6257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50062

Prime factors of 50062 are 2, 25031. Prime factorization of 50062 in exponential form is:

50062 = 2¹ × 25031¹

Step-3: Factors of 50056

List of positive integer factors of 50056 that divides 50056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6257, 12514, 25028

Step-4: Factors of 50062

List of positive integer factors of 50062 that divides 50056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50056 and 50062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50056 and 50062 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 50056 and 50062