What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50082 and 50097?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50082 and 50097 is 3.

GCF(50082,50097) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50082 and 50097, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50082 and 50097.

How to find the GCF of 50082 and 50097?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50082 and 50097. After we will calculate the factors of 50082 and 50097 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50082

Prime factors of 50082 are 2, 3, 17, 491. Prime factorization of 50082 in exponential form is:

50082 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50097

Prime factors of 50097 are 3, 16699. Prime factorization of 50097 in exponential form is:

50097 = 3¹ × 16699¹

Step-3: Factors of 50082

List of positive integer factors of 50082 that divides 50082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 491, 982, 1473, 2946, 8347, 16694, 25041

Step-4: Factors of 50097

List of positive integer factors of 50097 that divides 50082 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50082 and 50097. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50082 and 50097 is 3.

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