What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44378 and 44396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44378 and 44396 is 2.

GCF(44378,44396) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44378 and 44396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44378 and 44396.

How to find the GCF of 44378 and 44396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44378 and 44396. After we will calculate the factors of 44378 and 44396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44378

Prime factors of 44378 are 2, 22189. Prime factorization of 44378 in exponential form is:

44378 = 2¹ × 22189¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44396

Prime factors of 44396 are 2, 11, 1009. Prime factorization of 44396 in exponential form is:

44396 = 2² × 11¹ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 44378

List of positive integer factors of 44378 that divides 44378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22189

Step-4: Factors of 44396

List of positive integer factors of 44396 that divides 44378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1009, 2018, 4036, 11099, 22198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44378 and 44396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44378 and 44396 is 2.

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