What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20044 and 20058?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20044 and 20058 is 2.

GCF(20044,20058) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20044 and 20058, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20044 and 20058.

How to find the GCF of 20044 and 20058?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20044 and 20058. After we will calculate the factors of 20044 and 20058 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20044

Prime factors of 20044 are 2, 5011. Prime factorization of 20044 in exponential form is:

20044 = 2² × 5011¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20058

Prime factors of 20058 are 2, 3, 3343. Prime factorization of 20058 in exponential form is:

20058 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3343¹

Step-3: Factors of 20044

List of positive integer factors of 20044 that divides 20044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5011, 10022

Step-4: Factors of 20058

List of positive integer factors of 20058 that divides 20044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3343, 6686, 10029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20044 and 20058. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20044 and 20058 is 2.

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