What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50356 and 50374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50356 and 50374 is 2.

GCF(50356,50374) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50356 and 50374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50356 and 50374.

How to find the GCF of 50356 and 50374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50356 and 50374. After we will calculate the factors of 50356 and 50374 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50356

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

50356 = 2² × 12589¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50374

Prime factors of 50374 are 2, 89, 283. Prime factorization of 50374 in exponential form is:

50374 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 50356

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

1, 2, 4, 12589, 25178

Step-4: Factors of 50374

List of positive integer factors of 50374 that divides 50356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 283, 566, 25187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50356 and 50374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50356 and 50374 is 2.

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