What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4388 and 4402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4388 and 4402 is 2.

GCF(4388,4402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4388 and 4402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4388 and 4402.

How to find the GCF of 4388 and 4402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4388 and 4402. After we will calculate the factors of 4388 and 4402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4388

Prime factors of 4388 are 2, 1097. Prime factorization of 4388 in exponential form is:

4388 = 2² × 1097¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4402

Prime factors of 4402 are 2, 31, 71. Prime factorization of 4402 in exponential form is:

4402 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 4388

List of positive integer factors of 4388 that divides 4388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194

Step-4: Factors of 4402

List of positive integer factors of 4402 that divides 4388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 71, 142, 2201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4388 and 4402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4388 and 4402 is 2.

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