What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71444 and 71452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71444 and 71452 is 4.

GCF(71444,71452) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71444 and 71452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71444 and 71452.

How to find the GCF of 71444 and 71452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71444 and 71452. After we will calculate the factors of 71444 and 71452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71444

Prime factors of 71444 are 2, 53, 337. Prime factorization of 71444 in exponential form is:

71444 = 2² × 53¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71452

Prime factors of 71452 are 2, 17863. Prime factorization of 71452 in exponential form is:

71452 = 2² × 17863¹

Step-3: Factors of 71444

List of positive integer factors of 71444 that divides 71444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 212, 337, 674, 1348, 17861, 35722

Step-4: Factors of 71452

List of positive integer factors of 71452 that divides 71444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17863, 35726

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71444 and 71452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71444 and 71452 is 4.

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