What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50218 and 50222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50218 and 50222 is 2.

GCF(50218,50222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50218 and 50222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50218 and 50222.

How to find the GCF of 50218 and 50222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50218 and 50222. After we will calculate the factors of 50218 and 50222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50218

Prime factors of 50218 are 2, 7, 17, 211. Prime factorization of 50218 in exponential form is:

50218 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50222

Prime factors of 50222 are 2, 25111. Prime factorization of 50222 in exponential form is:

50222 = 2¹ × 25111¹

Step-3: Factors of 50218

List of positive integer factors of 50218 that divides 50218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 119, 211, 238, 422, 1477, 2954, 3587, 7174, 25109

Step-4: Factors of 50222

List of positive integer factors of 50222 that divides 50218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50218 and 50222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50218 and 50222 is 2.

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