What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44319 and 44331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44319 and 44331 is 3.

GCF(44319,44331) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44319 and 44331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44319 and 44331.

How to find the GCF of 44319 and 44331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44319 and 44331. After we will calculate the factors of 44319 and 44331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44319

Prime factors of 44319 are 3, 11, 17, 79. Prime factorization of 44319 in exponential form is:

44319 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44331

Prime factors of 44331 are 3, 7, 2111. Prime factorization of 44331 in exponential form is:

44331 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2111¹

Step-3: Factors of 44319

List of positive integer factors of 44319 that divides 44319 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 17, 33, 51, 79, 187, 237, 561, 869, 1343, 2607, 4029, 14773

Step-4: Factors of 44331

List of positive integer factors of 44331 that divides 44319 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2111, 6333, 14777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44319 and 44331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44319 and 44331 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44319 and 44331