What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50346 and 50355?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50346 and 50355 is 9.

GCF(50346,50355) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50346 and 50355, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50346 and 50355.

How to find the GCF of 50346 and 50355?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50346 and 50355. After we will calculate the factors of 50346 and 50355 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50346

Prime factors of 50346 are 2, 3, 2797. Prime factorization of 50346 in exponential form is:

50346 = 2¹ × 3² × 2797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50355

Prime factors of 50355 are 3, 5, 373. Prime factorization of 50355 in exponential form is:

50355 = 3³ × 5¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 50346

List of positive integer factors of 50346 that divides 50346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2797, 5594, 8391, 16782, 25173

Step-4: Factors of 50355

List of positive integer factors of 50355 that divides 50346 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 373, 1119, 1865, 3357, 5595, 10071, 16785

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50346 and 50355. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50346 and 50355 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 50346 and 50355