What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50247 and 50253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50247 and 50253 is 3.

GCF(50247,50253) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50247 and 50253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50247 and 50253.

How to find the GCF of 50247 and 50253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50247 and 50253. After we will calculate the factors of 50247 and 50253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50247

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

50247 = 3³ × 1861¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50253

Prime factors of 50253 are 3, 7, 2393. Prime factorization of 50253 in exponential form is:

50253 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2393¹

Step-3: Factors of 50247

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 50253

List of positive integer factors of 50253 that divides 50247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2393, 7179, 16751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50247 and 50253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50247 and 50253 is 3.

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