What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43286 and 43304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43286 and 43304 is 2.

GCF(43286,43304) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43286 and 43304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43286 and 43304.

How to find the GCF of 43286 and 43304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43286 and 43304. After we will calculate the factors of 43286 and 43304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43286

Prime factors of 43286 are 2, 23, 941. Prime factorization of 43286 in exponential form is:

43286 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43304

Prime factors of 43304 are 2, 5413. Prime factorization of 43304 in exponential form is:

43304 = 2³ × 5413¹

Step-3: Factors of 43286

List of positive integer factors of 43286 that divides 43286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 941, 1882, 21643

Step-4: Factors of 43304

List of positive integer factors of 43304 that divides 43286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5413, 10826, 21652

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43286 and 43304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43286 and 43304 is 2.

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