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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 250 and 268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 250 and 268 is 2.

GCF(250,268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 250 and 268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 250 and 268.

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How to find the GCF of 250 and 268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 250 and 268. After we will calculate the factors of 250 and 268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 250

Prime factors of 250 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 250 in exponential form is:

250 = 21 × 53

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 268

Prime factors of 268 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 268 in exponential form is:

268 = 22 × 671

Step-3: Factors of 250

List of positive integer factors of 250 that divides 250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125

Step-4: Factors of 268

List of positive integer factors of 268 that divides 250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 67, 134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 250 and 268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 250 and 268 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 250 and 268