What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50866 and 50870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50866 and 50870 is 2.

GCF(50866,50870) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50866 and 50870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50866 and 50870.

How to find the GCF of 50866 and 50870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50866 and 50870. After we will calculate the factors of 50866 and 50870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50866

Prime factors of 50866 are 2, 29, 877. Prime factorization of 50866 in exponential form is:

50866 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 50870

Prime factors of 50870 are 2, 5, 5087. Prime factorization of 50870 in exponential form is:

50870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5087¹

Step-3: Factors of 50866

List of positive integer factors of 50866 that divides 50866 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 877, 1754, 25433

Step-4: Factors of 50870

List of positive integer factors of 50870 that divides 50866 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5087, 10174, 25435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50866 and 50870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50866 and 50870 is 2.

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