What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44972 and 44987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44972 and 44987 is 1.

GCF(44972,44987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44972 and 44987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44972 and 44987.

How to find the GCF of 44972 and 44987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44972 and 44987. After we will calculate the factors of 44972 and 44987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44972

Prime factors of 44972 are 2, 11243. Prime factorization of 44972 in exponential form is:

44972 = 2² × 11243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44987

Prime factors of 44987 are 44987. Prime factorization of 44987 in exponential form is:

44987 = 44987¹

Step-3: Factors of 44972

List of positive integer factors of 44972 that divides 44972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11243, 22486

Step-4: Factors of 44987

List of positive integer factors of 44987 that divides 44972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44972 and 44987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44972 and 44987 is 1.

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