What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50478 and 50493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50478 and 50493 is 3.

GCF(50478,50493) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50478 and 50493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50478 and 50493.

How to find the GCF of 50478 and 50493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50478 and 50493. After we will calculate the factors of 50478 and 50493 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 50493

Prime factors of 50493 are 3, 16831. Prime factorization of 50493 in exponential form is:

50493 = 3¹ × 16831¹

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 50493

List of positive integer factors of 50493 that divides 50478 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50478 and 50493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50478 and 50493 is 3.

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