What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43218 and 43234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43218 and 43234 is 2.

GCF(43218,43234) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43218 and 43234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43218 and 43234.

How to find the GCF of 43218 and 43234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43218 and 43234. After we will calculate the factors of 43218 and 43234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43218

Prime factors of 43218 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 43218 in exponential form is:

43218 = 2¹ × 3² × 7⁴

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43234

Prime factors of 43234 are 2, 21617. Prime factorization of 43234 in exponential form is:

43234 = 2¹ × 21617¹

Step-3: Factors of 43218

List of positive integer factors of 43218 that divides 43218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 49, 63, 98, 126, 147, 294, 343, 441, 686, 882, 1029, 2058, 2401, 3087, 4802, 6174, 7203, 14406, 21609

Step-4: Factors of 43234

List of positive integer factors of 43234 that divides 43218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 21617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43218 and 43234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43218 and 43234 is 2.

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