GCF (HCF) of 50 and 460

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 50 and 460?

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GCF (HCF) of 50 and 460 is
10

Common factors: 1, 2, 5, 10

10 divides both: 50 ÷ 10 = 5, 460 ÷ 10 = 46 — and 5 and 46 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

50 = 2 × 52

460 = 22 × 5 × 23

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55255
23—23—

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 2 × 5 = 10

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 50 and 460?

GCF (HCF) of 50 and 460 is 10

How to find the GCF of 50 and 460?

You can find the GCF of 50 and 460 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 50 and 460 is 10.

What prime factors do 50 and 460 share?

The prime factorizations of 50 and 460 have 2 × 5 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 10 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 50/460?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 10: 50 ÷ 10 = 5 and 460 ÷ 10 = 46. So 50/460 in lowest terms is 5/46.