What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44588 and 44604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44588 and 44604 is 4.

GCF(44588,44604) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44588 and 44604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44588 and 44604.

How to find the GCF of 44588 and 44604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44588 and 44604. After we will calculate the factors of 44588 and 44604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44588

Prime factors of 44588 are 2, 71, 157. Prime factorization of 44588 in exponential form is:

44588 = 2² × 71¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44604

Prime factors of 44604 are 2, 3, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 44604 in exponential form is:

44604 = 2² × 3³ × 7¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 44588

List of positive integer factors of 44588 that divides 44588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 157, 284, 314, 628, 11147, 22294

Step-4: Factors of 44604

List of positive integer factors of 44604 that divides 44588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 27, 28, 36, 42, 54, 59, 63, 84, 108, 118, 126, 177, 189, 236, 252, 354, 378, 413, 531, 708, 756, 826, 1062, 1239, 1593, 1652, 2124, 2478, 3186, 3717, 4956, 6372, 7434, 11151, 14868, 22302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44588 and 44604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44588 and 44604 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44588 and 44604