What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50772 and 50788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50772 and 50788 is 4.

GCF(50772,50788) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50772 and 50788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50772 and 50788.

How to find the GCF of 50772 and 50788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50772 and 50788. After we will calculate the factors of 50772 and 50788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50772

Prime factors of 50772 are 2, 3, 4231. Prime factorization of 50772 in exponential form is:

50772 = 2² × 3¹ × 4231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50788

Prime factors of 50788 are 2, 12697. Prime factorization of 50788 in exponential form is:

50788 = 2² × 12697¹

Step-3: Factors of 50772

List of positive integer factors of 50772 that divides 50772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4231, 8462, 12693, 16924, 25386

Step-4: Factors of 50788

List of positive integer factors of 50788 that divides 50772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12697, 25394

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50772 and 50788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50772 and 50788 is 4.

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