What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44262 and 44278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44262 and 44278 is 2.

GCF(44262,44278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44262 and 44278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44262 and 44278.

How to find the GCF of 44262 and 44278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44262 and 44278. After we will calculate the factors of 44262 and 44278 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 44278

Prime factors of 44278 are 2, 13, 131. Prime factorization of 44278 in exponential form is:

44278 = 2¹ × 13² × 131¹

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 44278

List of positive integer factors of 44278 that divides 44262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 131, 169, 262, 338, 1703, 3406, 22139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44262 and 44278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44262 and 44278 is 2.

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