What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50086 and 50098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50086 and 50098 is 2.

GCF(50086,50098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50086 and 50098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50086 and 50098.

How to find the GCF of 50086 and 50098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50086 and 50098. After we will calculate the factors of 50086 and 50098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50086

Prime factors of 50086 are 2, 79, 317. Prime factorization of 50086 in exponential form is:

50086 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50098

Prime factors of 50098 are 2, 37, 677. Prime factorization of 50098 in exponential form is:

50098 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 677¹

Step-3: Factors of 50086

List of positive integer factors of 50086 that divides 50086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 317, 634, 25043

Step-4: Factors of 50098

List of positive integer factors of 50098 that divides 50086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 677, 1354, 25049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50086 and 50098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50086 and 50098 is 2.

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