What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50643 and 50660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50643 and 50660 is 17.

GCF(50643,50660) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50643 and 50660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50643 and 50660.

How to find the GCF of 50643 and 50660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50643 and 50660. After we will calculate the factors of 50643 and 50660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50643

Prime factors of 50643 are 3, 17, 331. Prime factorization of 50643 in exponential form is:

50643 = 3² × 17¹ × 331¹

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 50643

List of positive integer factors of 50643 that divides 50643 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 331, 993, 2979, 5627, 16881

Step-4: Factors of 50660

List of positive integer factors of 50660 that divides 50643 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 50643 and 50660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50643 and 50660 is 17.

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