What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 57?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44 and 57 is 1.

GCF(44,57) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44 and 57, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44 and 57.

How to find the GCF of 44 and 57?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44 and 57. After we will calculate the factors of 44 and 57 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44

Prime factors of 44 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 44 in exponential form is:

44 = 2² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57

Prime factors of 57 are 3, 19. Prime factorization of 57 in exponential form is:

57 = 3¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 44

List of positive integer factors of 44 that divides 44 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22

Step-4: Factors of 57

List of positive integer factors of 57 that divides 44 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44 and 57. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44 and 57 is 1.

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