What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53046 and 53050?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53046 and 53050 is 2.

GCF(53046,53050) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53046 and 53050, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53046 and 53050.

How to find the GCF of 53046 and 53050?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53046 and 53050. After we will calculate the factors of 53046 and 53050 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53046

Prime factors of 53046 are 2, 3, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 53046 in exponential form is:

53046 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53050

Prime factors of 53050 are 2, 5, 1061. Prime factorization of 53050 in exponential form is:

53050 = 2¹ × 5² × 1061¹

Step-3: Factors of 53046

List of positive integer factors of 53046 that divides 53046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 421, 842, 1263, 2526, 2947, 3789, 5894, 7578, 8841, 17682, 26523

Step-4: Factors of 53050

List of positive integer factors of 53050 that divides 53046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1061, 2122, 5305, 10610, 26525

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53046 and 53050. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53046 and 53050 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 53046 and 53050