What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33438 and 33452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33438 and 33452 is 2.

GCF(33438,33452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33438 and 33452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33438 and 33452.

How to find the GCF of 33438 and 33452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33438 and 33452. After we will calculate the factors of 33438 and 33452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33438

Prime factors of 33438 are 2, 3, 5573. Prime factorization of 33438 in exponential form is:

33438 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5573¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33452

Prime factors of 33452 are 2, 8363. Prime factorization of 33452 in exponential form is:

33452 = 2² × 8363¹

Step-3: Factors of 33438

List of positive integer factors of 33438 that divides 33438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5573, 11146, 16719

Step-4: Factors of 33452

List of positive integer factors of 33452 that divides 33438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8363, 16726

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33438 and 33452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33438 and 33452 is 2.

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