What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50403 and 50409?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50403 and 50409 is 3.

GCF(50403,50409) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50403 and 50409, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50403 and 50409.

How to find the GCF of 50403 and 50409?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50403 and 50409. After we will calculate the factors of 50403 and 50409 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50403

Prime factors of 50403 are 3, 53, 317. Prime factorization of 50403 in exponential form is:

50403 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50409

Prime factors of 50409 are 3, 1867. Prime factorization of 50409 in exponential form is:

50409 = 3³ × 1867¹

Step-3: Factors of 50403

List of positive integer factors of 50403 that divides 50403 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 317, 951, 16801

Step-4: Factors of 50409

List of positive integer factors of 50409 that divides 50403 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1867, 5601, 16803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50403 and 50409. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50403 and 50409 is 3.

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