What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44431 and 44442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44431 and 44442 is 1.

GCF(44431,44442) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44431 and 44442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44431 and 44442.

How to find the GCF of 44431 and 44442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44431 and 44442. After we will calculate the factors of 44431 and 44442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44431

Prime factors of 44431 are 157, 283. Prime factorization of 44431 in exponential form is:

44431 = 157¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44442

Prime factors of 44442 are 2, 3, 823. Prime factorization of 44442 in exponential form is:

44442 = 2¹ × 3³ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 44431

List of positive integer factors of 44431 that divides 44431 without a remainder.

1, 157, 283

Step-4: Factors of 44442

List of positive integer factors of 44442 that divides 44431 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 823, 1646, 2469, 4938, 7407, 14814, 22221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44431 and 44442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44431 and 44442 is 1.

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