Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 12836
GCF(44, 12836) = 4, Greatest common factor of 44 and 12836 is 4. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 12836. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 12836 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 44 and 12836.
Prime Factorization of 44 is 1, 2, 2, 11 and Prime Factorization of 12836 is 1, 2, 2, 3209.
- Factorize\( (44) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 11\)
- Factorize\( (12836) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3209\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(44, 12836) = 1\times 2\times 2 = 4\).
Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 12836 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 44 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44
List of positive integers factors of 12836 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 3209, 6418, 12836
As you can see, 4 is the greatest and common number that 44 and 12836 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 44 and 12836 is 4.
\(GCF(44, 12836) = 4\).
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