What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44344 and 44362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44344 and 44362 is 2.

GCF(44344,44362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44344 and 44362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44344 and 44362.

How to find the GCF of 44344 and 44362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44344 and 44362. After we will calculate the factors of 44344 and 44362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44344

Prime factors of 44344 are 2, 23, 241. Prime factorization of 44344 in exponential form is:

44344 = 2³ × 23¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44362

Prime factors of 44362 are 2, 41, 541. Prime factorization of 44362 in exponential form is:

44362 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 44344

List of positive integer factors of 44344 that divides 44344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 46, 92, 184, 241, 482, 964, 1928, 5543, 11086, 22172

Step-4: Factors of 44362

List of positive integer factors of 44362 that divides 44344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 541, 1082, 22181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44344 and 44362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44344 and 44362 is 2.

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