What is the Greatest Common Factor of 502 and 506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 502 and 506 is 2.

GCF(502,506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 502 and 506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 502 and 506.

How to find the GCF of 502 and 506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 502 and 506. After we will calculate the factors of 502 and 506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 502

Prime factors of 502 are 2, 251. Prime factorization of 502 in exponential form is:

502 = 2¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 506

Prime factors of 506 are 2, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 506 in exponential form is:

506 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 502

List of positive integer factors of 502 that divides 502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 251

Step-4: Factors of 506

List of positive integer factors of 506 that divides 502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 502 and 506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 502 and 506 is 2.

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