What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44256 and 44271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44256 and 44271 is 3.

GCF(44256,44271) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44256 and 44271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44256 and 44271.

How to find the GCF of 44256 and 44271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44256 and 44271. After we will calculate the factors of 44256 and 44271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44256

Prime factors of 44256 are 2, 3, 461. Prime factorization of 44256 in exponential form is:

44256 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44271

Prime factors of 44271 are 3, 4919. Prime factorization of 44271 in exponential form is:

44271 = 3² × 4919¹

Step-3: Factors of 44256

List of positive integer factors of 44256 that divides 44256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96, 461, 922, 1383, 1844, 2766, 3688, 5532, 7376, 11064, 14752, 22128

Step-4: Factors of 44271

List of positive integer factors of 44271 that divides 44256 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4919, 14757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44256 and 44271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44256 and 44271 is 3.

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