What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44742 and 44762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44742 and 44762 is 2.

GCF(44742,44762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44742 and 44762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44742 and 44762.

How to find the GCF of 44742 and 44762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44742 and 44762. After we will calculate the factors of 44742 and 44762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44742

Prime factors of 44742 are 2, 3, 7457. Prime factorization of 44742 in exponential form is:

44742 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44762

Prime factors of 44762 are 2, 22381. Prime factorization of 44762 in exponential form is:

44762 = 2¹ × 22381¹

Step-3: Factors of 44742

List of positive integer factors of 44742 that divides 44742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7457, 14914, 22371

Step-4: Factors of 44762

List of positive integer factors of 44762 that divides 44742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44742 and 44762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44742 and 44762 is 2.

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