What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33436 and 33442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33436 and 33442 is 2.

GCF(33436,33442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33436 and 33442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33436 and 33442.

How to find the GCF of 33436 and 33442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33436 and 33442. After we will calculate the factors of 33436 and 33442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33436

Prime factors of 33436 are 2, 13, 643. Prime factorization of 33436 in exponential form is:

33436 = 2² × 13¹ × 643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33442

Prime factors of 33442 are 2, 23, 727. Prime factorization of 33442 in exponential form is:

33442 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 33436

List of positive integer factors of 33436 that divides 33436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 643, 1286, 2572, 8359, 16718

Step-4: Factors of 33442

List of positive integer factors of 33442 that divides 33436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 727, 1454, 16721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33436 and 33442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33436 and 33442 is 2.

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