What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50319 and 50331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50319 and 50331 is 3.

GCF(50319,50331) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50319 and 50331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50319 and 50331.

How to find the GCF of 50319 and 50331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50319 and 50331. After we will calculate the factors of 50319 and 50331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50319

Prime factors of 50319 are 3, 5591. Prime factorization of 50319 in exponential form is:

50319 = 3² × 5591¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50331

Prime factors of 50331 are 3, 19, 883. Prime factorization of 50331 in exponential form is:

50331 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 883¹

Step-3: Factors of 50319

List of positive integer factors of 50319 that divides 50319 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5591, 16773

Step-4: Factors of 50331

List of positive integer factors of 50331 that divides 50319 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 883, 2649, 16777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50319 and 50331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50319 and 50331 is 3.

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