What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50860 and 50875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50860 and 50875 is 5.

GCF(50860,50875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50860 and 50875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50860 and 50875.

How to find the GCF of 50860 and 50875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50860 and 50875. After we will calculate the factors of 50860 and 50875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50860

Prime factors of 50860 are 2, 5, 2543. Prime factorization of 50860 in exponential form is:

50860 = 2² × 5¹ × 2543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50875

Prime factors of 50875 are 5, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 50875 in exponential form is:

50875 = 5³ × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 50860

List of positive integer factors of 50860 that divides 50860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2543, 5086, 10172, 12715, 25430

Step-4: Factors of 50875

List of positive integer factors of 50875 that divides 50860 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 25, 37, 55, 125, 185, 275, 407, 925, 1375, 2035, 4625, 10175

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50860 and 50875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50860 and 50875 is 5.

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