What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50832 and 50842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50832 and 50842 is 2.

GCF(50832,50842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50832 and 50842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50832 and 50842.

How to find the GCF of 50832 and 50842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50832 and 50842. After we will calculate the factors of 50832 and 50842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50832

Prime factors of 50832 are 2, 3, 353. Prime factorization of 50832 in exponential form is:

50832 = 2⁴ × 3² × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50842

Prime factors of 50842 are 2, 11, 2311. Prime factorization of 50842 in exponential form is:

50842 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2311¹

Step-3: Factors of 50832

List of positive integer factors of 50832 that divides 50832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 353, 706, 1059, 1412, 2118, 2824, 3177, 4236, 5648, 6354, 8472, 12708, 16944, 25416

Step-4: Factors of 50842

List of positive integer factors of 50842 that divides 50832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2311, 4622, 25421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50832 and 50842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50832 and 50842 is 2.

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