What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4442 and 4456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4442 and 4456 is 2.

GCF(4442,4456) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4442 and 4456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4442 and 4456.

How to find the GCF of 4442 and 4456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4442 and 4456. After we will calculate the factors of 4442 and 4456 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4442

Prime factors of 4442 are 2, 2221. Prime factorization of 4442 in exponential form is:

4442 = 2¹ × 2221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4456

Prime factors of 4456 are 2, 557. Prime factorization of 4456 in exponential form is:

4456 = 2³ × 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 4442

List of positive integer factors of 4442 that divides 4442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2221

Step-4: Factors of 4456

List of positive integer factors of 4456 that divides 4442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 557, 1114, 2228

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4442 and 4456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4442 and 4456 is 2.

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