What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40116 and 40131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40116 and 40131 is 3.

GCF(40116,40131) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40116 and 40131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40116 and 40131.

How to find the GCF of 40116 and 40131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40116 and 40131. After we will calculate the factors of 40116 and 40131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40116

Prime factors of 40116 are 2, 3, 3343. Prime factorization of 40116 in exponential form is:

40116 = 2² × 3¹ × 3343¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40131

Prime factors of 40131 are 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 40131 in exponential form is:

40131 = 3² × 7³ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 40116

List of positive integer factors of 40116 that divides 40116 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3343, 6686, 10029, 13372, 20058

Step-4: Factors of 40131

List of positive integer factors of 40131 that divides 40116 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39, 49, 63, 91, 117, 147, 273, 343, 441, 637, 819, 1029, 1911, 3087, 4459, 5733, 13377

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40116 and 40131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40116 and 40131 is 3.

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