What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50556 and 50568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50556 and 50568 is 12.

GCF(50556,50568) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50556 and 50568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50556 and 50568.

How to find the GCF of 50556 and 50568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50556 and 50568. After we will calculate the factors of 50556 and 50568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50556

Prime factors of 50556 are 2, 3, 11, 383. Prime factorization of 50556 in exponential form is:

50556 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50568

Prime factors of 50568 are 2, 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 50568 in exponential form is:

50568 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7² × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 50556

List of positive integer factors of 50556 that divides 50556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 383, 766, 1149, 1532, 2298, 4213, 4596, 8426, 12639, 16852, 25278

Step-4: Factors of 50568

List of positive integer factors of 50568 that divides 50556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 43, 49, 56, 84, 86, 98, 129, 147, 168, 172, 196, 258, 294, 301, 344, 392, 516, 588, 602, 903, 1032, 1176, 1204, 1806, 2107, 2408, 3612, 4214, 6321, 7224, 8428, 12642, 16856, 25284

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50556 and 50568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50556 and 50568 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 50556 and 50568