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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44994 and 44998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44994 and 44998 is 2.

GCF(44994,44998) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44994 and 44998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44994 and 44998.

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How to find the GCF of 44994 and 44998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44994 and 44998. After we will calculate the factors of 44994 and 44998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44994

Prime factors of 44994 are 2, 3, 7499. Prime factorization of 44994 in exponential form is:

44994 = 21 × 31 × 74991

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44998

Prime factors of 44998 are 2, 149, 151. Prime factorization of 44998 in exponential form is:

44998 = 21 × 1491 × 1511

Step-3: Factors of 44994

List of positive integer factors of 44994 that divides 44994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7499, 14998, 22497

Step-4: Factors of 44998

List of positive integer factors of 44998 that divides 44994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149, 151, 298, 302, 22499

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44994 and 44998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44994 and 44998 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44994 and 44998