What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44678 and 44684?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44678 and 44684 is 2.

GCF(44678,44684) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44678 and 44684, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44678 and 44684.

How to find the GCF of 44678 and 44684?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44678 and 44684. After we will calculate the factors of 44678 and 44684 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 44684

Prime factors of 44684 are 2, 11171. Prime factorization of 44684 in exponential form is:

44684 = 2² × 11171¹

Step-3: Factors of 44678

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 44684

List of positive integer factors of 44684 that divides 44678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11171, 22342

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44678 and 44684. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44678 and 44684 is 2.

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