What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44984 and 45002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44984 and 45002 is 2.

GCF(44984,45002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44984 and 45002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44984 and 45002.

How to find the GCF of 44984 and 45002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44984 and 45002. After we will calculate the factors of 44984 and 45002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44984

Prime factors of 44984 are 2, 5623. Prime factorization of 44984 in exponential form is:

44984 = 2³ × 5623¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45002

Prime factors of 45002 are 2, 22501. Prime factorization of 45002 in exponential form is:

45002 = 2¹ × 22501¹

Step-3: Factors of 44984

List of positive integer factors of 44984 that divides 44984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5623, 11246, 22492

Step-4: Factors of 45002

List of positive integer factors of 45002 that divides 44984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44984 and 45002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44984 and 45002 is 2.

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