What is the Greatest Common Factor of 50 and 5?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 50 and 5 is 5.

GCF(50,5) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 50 and 5, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 50 and 5.

How to find the GCF of 50 and 5?

We will first find the prime factorization of 50 and 5. After we will calculate the factors of 50 and 5 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 50

Prime factors of 50 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 50 in exponential form is:

50 = 2¹ × 5²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5

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

5 = 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 50

List of positive integer factors of 50 that divides 50 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25

Step-4: Factors of 5

List of positive integer factors of 5 that divides 50 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 50 and 5. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 50 and 5 is 5.

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