Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 2501
GCF(44, 2501) = 1, Greatest common factor of 44 and 2501 is 1. 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 2501. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 2501 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 44 and 2501.
Prime Factorization of 44 is 1, 2, 2, 11 and Prime Factorization of 2501 is 1, 41, 61.
- Factorize\( (44) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 11\)
- Factorize\( (2501) = \) \(1\times 41\times 61\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(44, 2501) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 2501 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 2501 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 41, 61, 2501
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 44 and 2501 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 44 and 2501 is 1.
\(GCF(44, 2501) = 1\).
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