What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50442 and 50461?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50442 and 50461 is 1.

GCF(50442,50461) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50442 and 50461, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50442 and 50461.

How to find the GCF of 50442 and 50461?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50442 and 50461. After we will calculate the factors of 50442 and 50461 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50442

Prime factors of 50442 are 2, 3, 7, 1201. Prime factorization of 50442 in exponential form is:

50442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1201¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50461

Prime factors of 50461 are 50461. Prime factorization of 50461 in exponential form is:

50461 = 50461¹

Step-3: Factors of 50442

List of positive integer factors of 50442 that divides 50442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1201, 2402, 3603, 7206, 8407, 16814, 25221

Step-4: Factors of 50461

List of positive integer factors of 50461 that divides 50442 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50442 and 50461. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50442 and 50461 is 1.

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