What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50478 and 50487?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50478 and 50487 is 3.

GCF(50478,50487) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50478 and 50487, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50478 and 50487.

How to find the GCF of 50478 and 50487?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50478 and 50487. After we will calculate the factors of 50478 and 50487 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50478

Prime factors of 50478 are 2, 3, 47, 179. Prime factorization of 50478 in exponential form is:

50478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50487

Prime factors of 50487 are 3, 16829. Prime factorization of 50487 in exponential form is:

50487 = 3¹ × 16829¹

Step-3: Factors of 50478

List of positive integer factors of 50478 that divides 50478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 94, 141, 179, 282, 358, 537, 1074, 8413, 16826, 25239

Step-4: Factors of 50487

List of positive integer factors of 50487 that divides 50478 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50478 and 50487. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50478 and 50487 is 3.

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