What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44158 and 44162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44158 and 44162 is 2.

GCF(44158,44162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44158 and 44162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44158 and 44162.

How to find the GCF of 44158 and 44162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44158 and 44162. After we will calculate the factors of 44158 and 44162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44158

Prime factors of 44158 are 2, 22079. Prime factorization of 44158 in exponential form is:

44158 = 2¹ × 22079¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44162

Prime factors of 44162 are 2, 71, 311. Prime factorization of 44162 in exponential form is:

44162 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 44158

List of positive integer factors of 44158 that divides 44158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22079

Step-4: Factors of 44162

List of positive integer factors of 44162 that divides 44158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 311, 622, 22081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44158 and 44162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44158 and 44162 is 2.

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