What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50642 and 50660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50642 and 50660 is 2.

GCF(50642,50660) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50642 and 50660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50642 and 50660.

How to find the GCF of 50642 and 50660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50642 and 50660. After we will calculate the factors of 50642 and 50660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50642

Prime factors of 50642 are 2, 25321. Prime factorization of 50642 in exponential form is:

50642 = 2¹ × 25321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50660

Prime factors of 50660 are 2, 5, 17, 149. Prime factorization of 50660 in exponential form is:

50660 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 50642

List of positive integer factors of 50642 that divides 50642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25321

Step-4: Factors of 50660

List of positive integer factors of 50660 that divides 50642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 68, 85, 149, 170, 298, 340, 596, 745, 1490, 2533, 2980, 5066, 10132, 12665, 25330

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50642 and 50660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50642 and 50660 is 2.

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