What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44246 and 44260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44246 and 44260 is 2.

GCF(44246,44260) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44246 and 44260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44246 and 44260.

How to find the GCF of 44246 and 44260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44246 and 44260. After we will calculate the factors of 44246 and 44260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44246

Prime factors of 44246 are 2, 22123. Prime factorization of 44246 in exponential form is:

44246 = 2¹ × 22123¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44260

Prime factors of 44260 are 2, 5, 2213. Prime factorization of 44260 in exponential form is:

44260 = 2² × 5¹ × 2213¹

Step-3: Factors of 44246

List of positive integer factors of 44246 that divides 44246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22123

Step-4: Factors of 44260

List of positive integer factors of 44260 that divides 44246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2213, 4426, 8852, 11065, 22130

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44246 and 44260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44246 and 44260 is 2.

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