What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50742 and 50746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50742 and 50746 is 2.

GCF(50742,50746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50742 and 50746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50742 and 50746.

How to find the GCF of 50742 and 50746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50742 and 50746. After we will calculate the factors of 50742 and 50746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50742

Prime factors of 50742 are 2, 3, 2819. Prime factorization of 50742 in exponential form is:

50742 = 2¹ × 3² × 2819¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50746

Prime factors of 50746 are 2, 25373. Prime factorization of 50746 in exponential form is:

50746 = 2¹ × 25373¹

Step-3: Factors of 50742

List of positive integer factors of 50742 that divides 50742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2819, 5638, 8457, 16914, 25371

Step-4: Factors of 50746

List of positive integer factors of 50746 that divides 50742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50742 and 50746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50742 and 50746 is 2.

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