What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50538 and 50558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50538 and 50558 is 2.

GCF(50538,50558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50538 and 50558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50538 and 50558.

How to find the GCF of 50538 and 50558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50538 and 50558. After we will calculate the factors of 50538 and 50558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50538

Prime factors of 50538 are 2, 3, 8423. Prime factorization of 50538 in exponential form is:

50538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50558

Prime factors of 50558 are 2, 17, 1487. Prime factorization of 50558 in exponential form is:

50558 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1487¹

Step-3: Factors of 50538

List of positive integer factors of 50538 that divides 50538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8423, 16846, 25269

Step-4: Factors of 50558

List of positive integer factors of 50558 that divides 50538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1487, 2974, 25279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50538 and 50558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50538 and 50558 is 2.

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