What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20244 and 20258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20244 and 20258 is 14.

GCF(20244,20258) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20244 and 20258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20244 and 20258.

How to find the GCF of 20244 and 20258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20244 and 20258. After we will calculate the factors of 20244 and 20258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20244

Prime factors of 20244 are 2, 3, 7, 241. Prime factorization of 20244 in exponential form is:

20244 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20258

Prime factors of 20258 are 2, 7, 1447. Prime factorization of 20258 in exponential form is:

20258 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1447¹

Step-3: Factors of 20244

List of positive integer factors of 20244 that divides 20244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 241, 482, 723, 964, 1446, 1687, 2892, 3374, 5061, 6748, 10122

Step-4: Factors of 20258

List of positive integer factors of 20258 that divides 20244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1447, 2894, 10129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20244 and 20258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20244 and 20258 is 14.

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