What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44172 and 44181?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44172 and 44181 is 9.

GCF(44172,44181) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44172 and 44181, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44172 and 44181.

How to find the GCF of 44172 and 44181?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44172 and 44181. After we will calculate the factors of 44172 and 44181 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44172

Prime factors of 44172 are 2, 3, 409. Prime factorization of 44172 in exponential form is:

44172 = 2² × 3³ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44181

Prime factors of 44181 are 3, 4909. Prime factorization of 44181 in exponential form is:

44181 = 3² × 4909¹

Step-3: Factors of 44172

List of positive integer factors of 44172 that divides 44172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 409, 818, 1227, 1636, 2454, 3681, 4908, 7362, 11043, 14724, 22086

Step-4: Factors of 44181

List of positive integer factors of 44181 that divides 44172 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4909, 14727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44172 and 44181. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44172 and 44181 is 9.

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