What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50229 and 50247?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50229 and 50247 is 9.

GCF(50229,50247) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50229 and 50247, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50229 and 50247.

How to find the GCF of 50229 and 50247?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50229 and 50247. After we will calculate the factors of 50229 and 50247 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 50247

Prime factors of 50247 are 3, 1861. Prime factorization of 50247 in exponential form is:

50247 = 3³ × 1861¹

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 50247

List of positive integer factors of 50247 that divides 50229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1861, 5583, 16749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50229 and 50247. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50229 and 50247 is 9.

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