What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43128 and 43138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43128 and 43138 is 2.

GCF(43128,43138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43128 and 43138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43128 and 43138.

How to find the GCF of 43128 and 43138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43128 and 43138. After we will calculate the factors of 43128 and 43138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43128

Prime factors of 43128 are 2, 3, 599. Prime factorization of 43128 in exponential form is:

43128 = 2³ × 3² × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43138

Prime factors of 43138 are 2, 21569. Prime factorization of 43138 in exponential form is:

43138 = 2¹ × 21569¹

Step-3: Factors of 43128

List of positive integer factors of 43128 that divides 43128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 599, 1198, 1797, 2396, 3594, 4792, 5391, 7188, 10782, 14376, 21564

Step-4: Factors of 43138

List of positive integer factors of 43138 that divides 43128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 21569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43128 and 43138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43128 and 43138 is 2.

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