What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50261 and 50279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50261 and 50279 is 1.

GCF(50261,50279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50261 and 50279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50261 and 50279.

How to find the GCF of 50261 and 50279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50261 and 50279. After we will calculate the factors of 50261 and 50279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50261

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

50261 = 50261¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50279

Prime factors of 50279 are 137, 367. Prime factorization of 50279 in exponential form is:

50279 = 137¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 50261

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

Step-4: Factors of 50279

List of positive integer factors of 50279 that divides 50261 without a remainder.

1, 137, 367

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50261 and 50279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50261 and 50279 is 1.

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