What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50645 and 50659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50645 and 50659 is 7.

GCF(50645,50659) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50645 and 50659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50645 and 50659.

How to find the GCF of 50645 and 50659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50645 and 50659. After we will calculate the factors of 50645 and 50659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50645

Prime factors of 50645 are 5, 7, 1447. Prime factorization of 50645 in exponential form is:

50645 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1447¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50659

Prime factors of 50659 are 7, 7237. Prime factorization of 50659 in exponential form is:

50659 = 7¹ × 7237¹

Step-3: Factors of 50645

List of positive integer factors of 50645 that divides 50645 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 1447, 7235, 10129

Step-4: Factors of 50659

List of positive integer factors of 50659 that divides 50645 without a remainder.

1, 7, 7237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50645 and 50659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50645 and 50659 is 7.

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