What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44662 and 44678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44662 and 44678 is 2.

GCF(44662,44678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44662 and 44678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44662 and 44678.

How to find the GCF of 44662 and 44678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44662 and 44678. After we will calculate the factors of 44662 and 44678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44662

Prime factors of 44662 are 2, 137, 163. Prime factorization of 44662 in exponential form is:

44662 = 2¹ × 137¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44678

Prime factors of 44678 are 2, 89, 251. Prime factorization of 44678 in exponential form is:

44678 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 44662

List of positive integer factors of 44662 that divides 44662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137, 163, 274, 326, 22331

Step-4: Factors of 44678

List of positive integer factors of 44678 that divides 44662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 251, 502, 22339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44662 and 44678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44662 and 44678 is 2.

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