What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50446 and 50452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50446 and 50452 is 2.

GCF(50446,50452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50446 and 50452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50446 and 50452.

How to find the GCF of 50446 and 50452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50446 and 50452. After we will calculate the factors of 50446 and 50452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50446

Prime factors of 50446 are 2, 11, 2293. Prime factorization of 50446 in exponential form is:

50446 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50452

Prime factors of 50452 are 2, 12613. Prime factorization of 50452 in exponential form is:

50452 = 2² × 12613¹

Step-3: Factors of 50446

List of positive integer factors of 50446 that divides 50446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2293, 4586, 25223

Step-4: Factors of 50452

List of positive integer factors of 50452 that divides 50446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12613, 25226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50446 and 50452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50446 and 50452 is 2.

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