What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50278 and 50284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50278 and 50284 is 2.

GCF(50278,50284) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50278 and 50284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50278 and 50284.

How to find the GCF of 50278 and 50284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50278 and 50284. After we will calculate the factors of 50278 and 50284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50278

Prime factors of 50278 are 2, 23, 1093. Prime factorization of 50278 in exponential form is:

50278 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1093¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50284

Prime factors of 50284 are 2, 13, 967. Prime factorization of 50284 in exponential form is:

50284 = 2² × 13¹ × 967¹

Step-3: Factors of 50278

List of positive integer factors of 50278 that divides 50278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1093, 2186, 25139

Step-4: Factors of 50284

List of positive integer factors of 50284 that divides 50278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 967, 1934, 3868, 12571, 25142

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50278 and 50284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50278 and 50284 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 50278 and 50284