What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44056 and 44072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44056 and 44072 is 8.

GCF(44056,44072) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44056 and 44072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44056 and 44072.

How to find the GCF of 44056 and 44072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44056 and 44072. After we will calculate the factors of 44056 and 44072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44056

Prime factors of 44056 are 2, 5507. Prime factorization of 44056 in exponential form is:

44056 = 2³ × 5507¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44072

Prime factors of 44072 are 2, 7, 787. Prime factorization of 44072 in exponential form is:

44072 = 2³ × 7¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 44056

List of positive integer factors of 44056 that divides 44056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5507, 11014, 22028

Step-4: Factors of 44072

List of positive integer factors of 44072 that divides 44056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 787, 1574, 3148, 5509, 6296, 11018, 22036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44056 and 44072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44056 and 44072 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44056 and 44072