What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2044 and 2058?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2044 and 2058 is 14.

GCF(2044,2058) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2044 and 2058, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2044 and 2058.

How to find the GCF of 2044 and 2058?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2044 and 2058. After we will calculate the factors of 2044 and 2058 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2044

Prime factors of 2044 are 2, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 2044 in exponential form is:

2044 = 2² × 7¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2058

Prime factors of 2058 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 2058 in exponential form is:

2058 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7³

Step-3: Factors of 2044

List of positive integer factors of 2044 that divides 2044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 73, 146, 292, 511, 1022

Step-4: Factors of 2058

List of positive integer factors of 2058 that divides 2044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 49, 98, 147, 294, 343, 686, 1029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2044 and 2058. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2044 and 2058 is 14.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2044 and 2058