What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44237 and 44242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44237 and 44242 is 1.

GCF(44237,44242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44237 and 44242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44237 and 44242.

How to find the GCF of 44237 and 44242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44237 and 44242. After we will calculate the factors of 44237 and 44242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44237

Prime factors of 44237 are 31, 1427. Prime factorization of 44237 in exponential form is:

44237 = 31¹ × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44242

Prime factors of 44242 are 2, 11, 2011. Prime factorization of 44242 in exponential form is:

44242 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2011¹

Step-3: Factors of 44237

List of positive integer factors of 44237 that divides 44237 without a remainder.

1, 31, 1427

Step-4: Factors of 44242

List of positive integer factors of 44242 that divides 44237 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2011, 4022, 22121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44237 and 44242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44237 and 44242 is 1.

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