What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44262 and 44272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44262 and 44272 is 2.

GCF(44262,44272) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44262 and 44272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44262 and 44272.

How to find the GCF of 44262 and 44272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44262 and 44272. After we will calculate the factors of 44262 and 44272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44262

Prime factors of 44262 are 2, 3, 2459. Prime factorization of 44262 in exponential form is:

44262 = 2¹ × 3² × 2459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44272

Prime factors of 44272 are 2, 2767. Prime factorization of 44272 in exponential form is:

44272 = 2⁴ × 2767¹

Step-3: Factors of 44262

List of positive integer factors of 44262 that divides 44262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2459, 4918, 7377, 14754, 22131

Step-4: Factors of 44272

List of positive integer factors of 44272 that divides 44262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2767, 5534, 11068, 22136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44262 and 44272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44262 and 44272 is 2.

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