What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44946 and 44964?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44946 and 44964 is 18.

GCF(44946,44964) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44946 and 44964, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44946 and 44964.

How to find the GCF of 44946 and 44964?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44946 and 44964. After we will calculate the factors of 44946 and 44964 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44946

Prime factors of 44946 are 2, 3, 11, 227. Prime factorization of 44946 in exponential form is:

44946 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44964

Prime factors of 44964 are 2, 3, 1249. Prime factorization of 44964 in exponential form is:

44964 = 2² × 3² × 1249¹

Step-3: Factors of 44946

List of positive integer factors of 44946 that divides 44946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99, 198, 227, 454, 681, 1362, 2043, 2497, 4086, 4994, 7491, 14982, 22473

Step-4: Factors of 44964

List of positive integer factors of 44964 that divides 44946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1249, 2498, 3747, 4996, 7494, 11241, 14988, 22482

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44946 and 44964. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44946 and 44964 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44946 and 44964