What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50378 and 50396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50378 and 50396 is 2.

GCF(50378,50396) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50378 and 50396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50378 and 50396.

How to find the GCF of 50378 and 50396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50378 and 50396. After we will calculate the factors of 50378 and 50396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50378

Prime factors of 50378 are 2, 25189. Prime factorization of 50378 in exponential form is:

50378 = 2¹ × 25189¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50396

Prime factors of 50396 are 2, 43, 293. Prime factorization of 50396 in exponential form is:

50396 = 2² × 43¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 50378

List of positive integer factors of 50378 that divides 50378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25189

Step-4: Factors of 50396

List of positive integer factors of 50396 that divides 50378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 293, 586, 1172, 12599, 25198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50378 and 50396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50378 and 50396 is 2.

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