What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44855 and 44865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44855 and 44865 is 5.

GCF(44855,44865) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44855 and 44865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44855 and 44865.

How to find the GCF of 44855 and 44865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44855 and 44865. After we will calculate the factors of 44855 and 44865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44855

Prime factors of 44855 are 5, 8971. Prime factorization of 44855 in exponential form is:

44855 = 5¹ × 8971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44865

Prime factors of 44865 are 3, 5, 997. Prime factorization of 44865 in exponential form is:

44865 = 3² × 5¹ × 997¹

Step-3: Factors of 44855

List of positive integer factors of 44855 that divides 44855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 8971

Step-4: Factors of 44865

List of positive integer factors of 44865 that divides 44855 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 997, 2991, 4985, 8973, 14955

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44855 and 44865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44855 and 44865 is 5.

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