What is the gcf of 50 and 96?

Answer 1

The greatest common factor of 50 and 96 is 2.

Method 1: Listing Factors

List all the factors of both numbers and the highest factor that is the same is the greatest common factor.

Factors of 50: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25

Factors of 96: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48

The greatest common factor of 50 and 96 is 2.

Method 2: Prime Factorization

Find the prime factorization of each number. The prime numbers that the numbers all share multiply to the great common factor.

50: 2*5*5

96: 2*2*2*2*2*2*3

50 and 96 share one 2 as a prime factor. Therefore, the greatest common factor is 2.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

2.