What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44728 and 44744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44728 and 44744 is 8.

GCF(44728,44744) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44728 and 44744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44728 and 44744.

How to find the GCF of 44728 and 44744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44728 and 44744. After we will calculate the factors of 44728 and 44744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44728

Prime factors of 44728 are 2, 5591. Prime factorization of 44728 in exponential form is:

44728 = 2³ × 5591¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44744

Prime factors of 44744 are 2, 7, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 44744 in exponential form is:

44744 = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 44728

List of positive integer factors of 44728 that divides 44728 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5591, 11182, 22364

Step-4: Factors of 44744

List of positive integer factors of 44744 that divides 44728 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 17, 28, 34, 47, 56, 68, 94, 119, 136, 188, 238, 329, 376, 476, 658, 799, 952, 1316, 1598, 2632, 3196, 5593, 6392, 11186, 22372

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44728 and 44744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44728 and 44744 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44728 and 44744