What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40104 and 40118?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40104 and 40118 is 2.

GCF(40104,40118) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40104 and 40118, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40104 and 40118.

How to find the GCF of 40104 and 40118?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40104 and 40118. After we will calculate the factors of 40104 and 40118 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40104

Prime factors of 40104 are 2, 3, 557. Prime factorization of 40104 in exponential form is:

40104 = 2³ × 3² × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40118

Prime factors of 40118 are 2, 13, 1543. Prime factorization of 40118 in exponential form is:

40118 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1543¹

Step-3: Factors of 40104

List of positive integer factors of 40104 that divides 40104 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 557, 1114, 1671, 2228, 3342, 4456, 5013, 6684, 10026, 13368, 20052

Step-4: Factors of 40118

List of positive integer factors of 40118 that divides 40104 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1543, 3086, 20059

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40104 and 40118. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40104 and 40118 is 2.

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