What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50742 and 50749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50742 and 50749 is 1.

GCF(50742,50749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50742 and 50749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50742 and 50749.

How to find the GCF of 50742 and 50749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50742 and 50749. After we will calculate the factors of 50742 and 50749 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 50749

Prime factors of 50749 are 19, 2671. Prime factorization of 50749 in exponential form is:

50749 = 19¹ × 2671¹

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 50749

List of positive integer factors of 50749 that divides 50742 without a remainder.

1, 19, 2671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50742 and 50749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50742 and 50749 is 1.

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