What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39 and 44?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39 and 44 is 1.

GCF(39,44) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39 and 44, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39 and 44.

How to find the GCF of 39 and 44?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39 and 44. After we will calculate the factors of 39 and 44 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39

Prime factors of 39 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 39 in exponential form is:

39 = 3¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44

Prime factors of 44 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 44 in exponential form is:

44 = 2² × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 39

List of positive integer factors of 39 that divides 39 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13

Step-4: Factors of 44

List of positive integer factors of 44 that divides 39 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39 and 44. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39 and 44 is 1.

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