What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50762 and 50779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50762 and 50779 is 17.

GCF(50762,50779) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50762 and 50779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50762 and 50779.

How to find the GCF of 50762 and 50779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50762 and 50779. After we will calculate the factors of 50762 and 50779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50762

Prime factors of 50762 are 2, 17, 1493. Prime factorization of 50762 in exponential form is:

50762 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50779

Prime factors of 50779 are 17, 29, 103. Prime factorization of 50779 in exponential form is:

50779 = 17¹ × 29¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 50762

List of positive integer factors of 50762 that divides 50762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1493, 2986, 25381

Step-4: Factors of 50779

List of positive integer factors of 50779 that divides 50762 without a remainder.

1, 17, 29, 103, 493, 1751, 2987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50762 and 50779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50762 and 50779 is 17.

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