What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50229 and 50238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50229 and 50238 is 9.

GCF(50229,50238) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50229 and 50238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50229 and 50238.

How to find the GCF of 50229 and 50238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50229 and 50238. After we will calculate the factors of 50229 and 50238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50229

Prime factors of 50229 are 3, 5581. Prime factorization of 50229 in exponential form is:

50229 = 3² × 5581¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50238

Prime factors of 50238 are 2, 3, 2791. Prime factorization of 50238 in exponential form is:

50238 = 2¹ × 3² × 2791¹

Step-3: Factors of 50229

List of positive integer factors of 50229 that divides 50229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5581, 16743

Step-4: Factors of 50238

List of positive integer factors of 50238 that divides 50229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2791, 5582, 8373, 16746, 25119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50229 and 50238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50229 and 50238 is 9.

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