What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5042 and 5050?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5042 and 5050 is 2.

GCF(5042,5050) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5042 and 5050, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5042 and 5050.

How to find the GCF of 5042 and 5050?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5042 and 5050. After we will calculate the factors of 5042 and 5050 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5042

Prime factors of 5042 are 2, 2521. Prime factorization of 5042 in exponential form is:

5042 = 2¹ × 2521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5050

Prime factors of 5050 are 2, 5, 101. Prime factorization of 5050 in exponential form is:

5050 = 2¹ × 5² × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 5042

List of positive integer factors of 5042 that divides 5042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2521

Step-4: Factors of 5050

List of positive integer factors of 5050 that divides 5042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 101, 202, 505, 1010, 2525

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5042 and 5050. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5042 and 5050 is 2.

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