What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50828 and 50846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50828 and 50846 is 2.

GCF(50828,50846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50828 and 50846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50828 and 50846.

How to find the GCF of 50828 and 50846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50828 and 50846. After we will calculate the factors of 50828 and 50846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50828

Prime factors of 50828 are 2, 97, 131. Prime factorization of 50828 in exponential form is:

50828 = 2² × 97¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50846

Prime factors of 50846 are 2, 25423. Prime factorization of 50846 in exponential form is:

50846 = 2¹ × 25423¹

Step-3: Factors of 50828

List of positive integer factors of 50828 that divides 50828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 97, 131, 194, 262, 388, 524, 12707, 25414

Step-4: Factors of 50846

List of positive integer factors of 50846 that divides 50828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50828 and 50846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50828 and 50846 is 2.

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