What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44284 and 44302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44284 and 44302 is 2.

GCF(44284,44302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44284 and 44302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44284 and 44302.

How to find the GCF of 44284 and 44302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44284 and 44302. After we will calculate the factors of 44284 and 44302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44284

Prime factors of 44284 are 2, 11071. Prime factorization of 44284 in exponential form is:

44284 = 2² × 11071¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44302

Prime factors of 44302 are 2, 17, 1303. Prime factorization of 44302 in exponential form is:

44302 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1303¹

Step-3: Factors of 44284

List of positive integer factors of 44284 that divides 44284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11071, 22142

Step-4: Factors of 44302

List of positive integer factors of 44302 that divides 44284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1303, 2606, 22151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44284 and 44302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44284 and 44302 is 2.

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