What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50241 and 50259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50241 and 50259 is 3.

GCF(50241,50259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50241 and 50259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50241 and 50259.

How to find the GCF of 50241 and 50259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50241 and 50259. After we will calculate the factors of 50241 and 50259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50241

Prime factors of 50241 are 3, 16747. Prime factorization of 50241 in exponential form is:

50241 = 3¹ × 16747¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50259

Prime factors of 50259 are 3, 11, 1523. Prime factorization of 50259 in exponential form is:

50259 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1523¹

Step-3: Factors of 50241

List of positive integer factors of 50241 that divides 50241 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16747

Step-4: Factors of 50259

List of positive integer factors of 50259 that divides 50241 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1523, 4569, 16753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50241 and 50259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50241 and 50259 is 3.

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