What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50240 and 50255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50240 and 50255 is 5.

GCF(50240,50255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50240 and 50255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50240 and 50255.

How to find the GCF of 50240 and 50255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50240 and 50255. After we will calculate the factors of 50240 and 50255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50240

Prime factors of 50240 are 2, 5, 157. Prime factorization of 50240 in exponential form is:

50240 = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50255

Prime factors of 50255 are 5, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 50255 in exponential form is:

50255 = 5¹ × 19¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 50240

List of positive integer factors of 50240 that divides 50240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 157, 160, 314, 320, 628, 785, 1256, 1570, 2512, 3140, 5024, 6280, 10048, 12560, 25120

Step-4: Factors of 50255

List of positive integer factors of 50255 that divides 50240 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 23, 95, 115, 437, 529, 2185, 2645, 10051

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50240 and 50255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50240 and 50255 is 5.

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