What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50243 and 50261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50243 and 50261 is 1.

GCF(50243,50261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50243 and 50261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50243 and 50261.

How to find the GCF of 50243 and 50261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50243 and 50261. After we will calculate the factors of 50243 and 50261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50243

Prime factors of 50243 are 47, 1069. Prime factorization of 50243 in exponential form is:

50243 = 47¹ × 1069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50261

Prime factors of 50261 are 50261. Prime factorization of 50261 in exponential form is:

50261 = 50261¹

Step-3: Factors of 50243

List of positive integer factors of 50243 that divides 50243 without a remainder.

1, 47, 1069

Step-4: Factors of 50261

List of positive integer factors of 50261 that divides 50243 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50243 and 50261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50243 and 50261 is 1.

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