What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50205 and 50217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50205 and 50217 is 3.

GCF(50205,50217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50205 and 50217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50205 and 50217.

How to find the GCF of 50205 and 50217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50205 and 50217. After we will calculate the factors of 50205 and 50217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50205

Prime factors of 50205 are 3, 5, 3347. Prime factorization of 50205 in exponential form is:

50205 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50217

Prime factors of 50217 are 3, 19, 881. Prime factorization of 50217 in exponential form is:

50217 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 881¹

Step-3: Factors of 50205

List of positive integer factors of 50205 that divides 50205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3347, 10041, 16735

Step-4: Factors of 50217

List of positive integer factors of 50217 that divides 50205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 881, 2643, 16739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50205 and 50217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50205 and 50217 is 3.

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