What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50604 and 50608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50604 and 50608 is 4.

GCF(50604,50608) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50604 and 50608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50604 and 50608.

How to find the GCF of 50604 and 50608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50604 and 50608. After we will calculate the factors of 50604 and 50608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50604

Prime factors of 50604 are 2, 3, 4217. Prime factorization of 50604 in exponential form is:

50604 = 2² × 3¹ × 4217¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50608

Prime factors of 50608 are 2, 3163. Prime factorization of 50608 in exponential form is:

50608 = 2⁴ × 3163¹

Step-3: Factors of 50604

List of positive integer factors of 50604 that divides 50604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4217, 8434, 12651, 16868, 25302

Step-4: Factors of 50608

List of positive integer factors of 50608 that divides 50604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3163, 6326, 12652, 25304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50604 and 50608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50604 and 50608 is 4.

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