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What is the GCF of 140 and 44?

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Solution: The GCF of 140 and 44 is 4 Methods How to find the GCF of 140 and 44 using Prime Factorization One way to find the GCF of 140 and 44 is to compare the prime factorization of each number. To find the prime factorization, you can follow the instructions for each number here: What are the Factors of 140? What are the Factors of 44? Here is the prime factorization of 140: 2 2 × 5 1 × 7 1 2^2 × 5^1 × 7^1 2 2 × 5 1 × 7 1 And this is the prime factorization of 44: 2 2 × 1 1 1 2^2 × 11^1 2 2 × 1 1 1 When you compare the prime factorization of these two numbers, you can see that there are matching prime factors. You can now find the Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 44 by multiplying all the matching prime factors to get a GCF of 140 and 44 as 4: Thus, the GCF of 140 and 44 is: 4 How to Find the GCF of 140 and 44 by Listing All Common Factors The first step to this method of finding the Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 44 is to find and list all the factors of each number. Again, you can see how this is done by looking at the “Factors of” articles that are linked to above. Let’s take a look at the factors for each of these numbers, 140 and 44: Factors of 140: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 70, 140 Factors of 44: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44 When you compare the two lists of factors, you can see that the common factor(s) are 1, 2, 4. Since 4 is the largest of these common factors, the GCF of 140 and 44 would be 4. Find the GCF of Other Number Pairs Want more practice? Try some of these other GCF problems: What is the GCF of 97 and 126? What is the GCF of 143 and 65? What is the GCF of 136 and 66? What is the GCF of 124 and 128? What is the GCF of 58 and 129?