What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43236 and 43244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43236 and 43244 is 4.

GCF(43236,43244) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43236 and 43244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43236 and 43244.

How to find the GCF of 43236 and 43244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43236 and 43244. After we will calculate the factors of 43236 and 43244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43236

Prime factors of 43236 are 2, 3, 1201. Prime factorization of 43236 in exponential form is:

43236 = 2² × 3² × 1201¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43244

Prime factors of 43244 are 2, 19, 569. Prime factorization of 43244 in exponential form is:

43244 = 2² × 19¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 43236

List of positive integer factors of 43236 that divides 43236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1201, 2402, 3603, 4804, 7206, 10809, 14412, 21618

Step-4: Factors of 43244

List of positive integer factors of 43244 that divides 43236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 569, 1138, 2276, 10811, 21622

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43236 and 43244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43236 and 43244 is 4.

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