What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50306 and 50318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50306 and 50318 is 2.

GCF(50306,50318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50306 and 50318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50306 and 50318.

How to find the GCF of 50306 and 50318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50306 and 50318. After we will calculate the factors of 50306 and 50318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50306

Prime factors of 50306 are 2, 25153. Prime factorization of 50306 in exponential form is:

50306 = 2¹ × 25153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50318

Prime factors of 50318 are 2, 139, 181. Prime factorization of 50318 in exponential form is:

50318 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 50306

List of positive integer factors of 50306 that divides 50306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25153

Step-4: Factors of 50318

List of positive integer factors of 50318 that divides 50306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 181, 278, 362, 25159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50306 and 50318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50306 and 50318 is 2.

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