GCF (HCF) of 50 and 72

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 50 and 72?

Answer

GCF (HCF) of 50 and 72 is

Common factors: 1, 2

2 divides both: 50 ÷ 2 = 25, 72 ÷ 2 = 36 — and 25 and 36 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

50 = 2 × 5²

72 = 2³ × 3²

Prime	50	72	Lowest power
2	2	2³	2
3	—	3²	—
5	5²	—	—

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

GCF = 2

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Number 1	Number 2	GCF
50	51	1
50	53	1
50	54	2
50	55	5
50	57	1
50	59	1
50	60	10
50	65	5
50	70	10
50	72	2
50	75	25
50	80	10
50	88	2
50	90	10
50	100	50
50	115	5
50	145	5
50	150	50
50	175	25
50	180	10
50	210	10
50	220	10
50	280	10
50	295	5
50	300	50
50	310	10
50	315	5
50	325	25
50	330	10
50	340	10

FAQ

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 50 and 72?

GCF (HCF) of 50 and 72 is 2

How to find the GCF of 50 and 72?

You can find the GCF of 50 and 72 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 50 and 72 is 2.

What prime factors do 50 and 72 share?

The prime factorizations of 50 and 72 have 2 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 2 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 50/72?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 2: 50 ÷ 2 = 25 and 72 ÷ 2 = 36. So 50/72 in lowest terms is 25/36.

GCF (HCF) of 50 and 72

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 50 and 72?

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How does the GCF reduce the fraction 50/72?

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Number 1	Number 2	GCF
50	51	1
50	53	1
50	54	2
50	55	5
50	57	1
50	59	1
50	60	10
50	65	5
50	70	10
50	72	2
50	75	25
50	80	10
50	88	2
50	90	10
50	100	50
50	115	5
50	145	5
50	150	50
50	175	25
50	180	10
50	210	10
50	220	10
50	280	10
50	295	5
50	300	50
50	310	10
50	315	5
50	325	25
50	330	10
50	340	10

Number 1	Number 2	GCF
50	51	1
50	53	1
50	54	2
50	55	5
50	57	1
50	59	1
50	60	10
50	65	5
50	70	10
50	72	2
50	75	25
50	80	10
50	88	2
50	90	10
50	100	50
50	115	5
50	145	5
50	150	50
50	175	25
50	180	10
50	210	10
50	220	10
50	280	10
50	295	5
50	300	50
50	310	10
50	315	5
50	325	25
50	330	10
50	340	10

Number 1	Number 2	GCF
50	51	1
50	53	1
50	54	2
50	55	5
50	57	1
50	59	1
50	60	10
50	65	5
50	70	10
50	72	2
50	75	25
50	80	10
50	88	2
50	90	10
50	100	50
50	115	5
50	145	5
50	150	50
50	175	25
50	180	10
50	210	10
50	220	10
50	280	10
50	295	5
50	300	50
50	310	10
50	315	5
50	325	25
50	330	10
50	340	10