What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44205 and 44217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44205 and 44217 is 3.

GCF(44205,44217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44205 and 44217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44205 and 44217.

How to find the GCF of 44205 and 44217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44205 and 44217. After we will calculate the factors of 44205 and 44217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44205

Prime factors of 44205 are 3, 5, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 44205 in exponential form is:

44205 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44217

Prime factors of 44217 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 44217 in exponential form is:

44217 = 3² × 17³

Step-3: Factors of 44205

List of positive integer factors of 44205 that divides 44205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 105, 421, 1263, 2105, 2947, 6315, 8841, 14735

Step-4: Factors of 44217

List of positive integer factors of 44217 that divides 44205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867, 2601, 4913, 14739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44205 and 44217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44205 and 44217 is 3.

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