What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50216 and 50228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50216 and 50228 is 4.

GCF(50216,50228) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50216 and 50228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50216 and 50228.

How to find the GCF of 50216 and 50228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50216 and 50228. After we will calculate the factors of 50216 and 50228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50216

Prime factors of 50216 are 2, 6277. Prime factorization of 50216 in exponential form is:

50216 = 2³ × 6277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50228

Prime factors of 50228 are 2, 29, 433. Prime factorization of 50228 in exponential form is:

50228 = 2² × 29¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 50216

List of positive integer factors of 50216 that divides 50216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6277, 12554, 25108

Step-4: Factors of 50228

List of positive integer factors of 50228 that divides 50216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 433, 866, 1732, 12557, 25114

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50216 and 50228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50216 and 50228 is 4.

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