What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50278 and 50296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50278 and 50296 is 2.

GCF(50278,50296) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50278 and 50296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50278 and 50296.

How to find the GCF of 50278 and 50296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50278 and 50296. After we will calculate the factors of 50278 and 50296 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 50296

Prime factors of 50296 are 2, 6287. Prime factorization of 50296 in exponential form is:

50296 = 2³ × 6287¹

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 50296

List of positive integer factors of 50296 that divides 50278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6287, 12574, 25148

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50278 and 50296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50278 and 50296 is 2.

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