What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44872 and 44886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44872 and 44886 is 2.

GCF(44872,44886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44872 and 44886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44872 and 44886.

How to find the GCF of 44872 and 44886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44872 and 44886. After we will calculate the factors of 44872 and 44886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44872

Prime factors of 44872 are 2, 71, 79. Prime factorization of 44872 in exponential form is:

44872 = 2³ × 71¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44886

Prime factors of 44886 are 2, 3, 7481. Prime factorization of 44886 in exponential form is:

44886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7481¹

Step-3: Factors of 44872

List of positive integer factors of 44872 that divides 44872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 71, 79, 142, 158, 284, 316, 568, 632, 5609, 11218, 22436

Step-4: Factors of 44886

List of positive integer factors of 44886 that divides 44872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7481, 14962, 22443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44872 and 44886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44872 and 44886 is 2.

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