What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40056 and 40073?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40056 and 40073 is 1.

GCF(40056,40073) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40056 and 40073, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40056 and 40073.

How to find the GCF of 40056 and 40073?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40056 and 40073. After we will calculate the factors of 40056 and 40073 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40056

Prime factors of 40056 are 2, 3, 1669. Prime factorization of 40056 in exponential form is:

40056 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1669¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40073

Prime factors of 40073 are 11, 3643. Prime factorization of 40073 in exponential form is:

40073 = 11¹ × 3643¹

Step-3: Factors of 40056

List of positive integer factors of 40056 that divides 40056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1669, 3338, 5007, 6676, 10014, 13352, 20028

Step-4: Factors of 40073

List of positive integer factors of 40073 that divides 40056 without a remainder.

1, 11, 3643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40056 and 40073. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40056 and 40073 is 1.

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