What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50444 and 50456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50444 and 50456 is 4.

GCF(50444,50456) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50444 and 50456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50444 and 50456.

How to find the GCF of 50444 and 50456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50444 and 50456. After we will calculate the factors of 50444 and 50456 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50444

Prime factors of 50444 are 2, 12611. Prime factorization of 50444 in exponential form is:

50444 = 2² × 12611¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50456

Prime factors of 50456 are 2, 7, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 50456 in exponential form is:

50456 = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 50444

List of positive integer factors of 50444 that divides 50444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12611, 25222

Step-4: Factors of 50456

List of positive integer factors of 50456 that divides 50444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 17, 28, 34, 53, 56, 68, 106, 119, 136, 212, 238, 371, 424, 476, 742, 901, 952, 1484, 1802, 2968, 3604, 6307, 7208, 12614, 25228

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50444 and 50456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50444 and 50456 is 4.

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