What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50336 and 50356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50336 and 50356 is 4.

GCF(50336,50356) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50336 and 50356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50336 and 50356.

How to find the GCF of 50336 and 50356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50336 and 50356. After we will calculate the factors of 50336 and 50356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50336

Prime factors of 50336 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 50336 in exponential form is:

50336 = 2⁵ × 11² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50356

Prime factors of 50356 are 2, 12589. Prime factorization of 50356 in exponential form is:

50356 = 2² × 12589¹

Step-3: Factors of 50336

List of positive integer factors of 50336 that divides 50336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 22, 26, 32, 44, 52, 88, 104, 121, 143, 176, 208, 242, 286, 352, 416, 484, 572, 968, 1144, 1573, 1936, 2288, 3146, 3872, 4576, 6292, 12584, 25168

Step-4: Factors of 50356

List of positive integer factors of 50356 that divides 50336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12589, 25178

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50336 and 50356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50336 and 50356 is 4.

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