What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44560 and 44578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44560 and 44578 is 2.

GCF(44560,44578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44560 and 44578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44560 and 44578.

How to find the GCF of 44560 and 44578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44560 and 44578. After we will calculate the factors of 44560 and 44578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44560

Prime factors of 44560 are 2, 5, 557. Prime factorization of 44560 in exponential form is:

44560 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44578

Prime factors of 44578 are 2, 31, 719. Prime factorization of 44578 in exponential form is:

44578 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 719¹

Step-3: Factors of 44560

List of positive integer factors of 44560 that divides 44560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 557, 1114, 2228, 2785, 4456, 5570, 8912, 11140, 22280

Step-4: Factors of 44578

List of positive integer factors of 44578 that divides 44560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 719, 1438, 22289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44560 and 44578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44560 and 44578 is 2.

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