What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40120 and 40126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40120 and 40126 is 2.

GCF(40120,40126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40120 and 40126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40120 and 40126.

How to find the GCF of 40120 and 40126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40120 and 40126. After we will calculate the factors of 40120 and 40126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40120

Prime factors of 40120 are 2, 5, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 40120 in exponential form is:

40120 = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40126

Prime factors of 40126 are 2, 20063. Prime factorization of 40126 in exponential form is:

40126 = 2¹ × 20063¹

Step-3: Factors of 40120

List of positive integer factors of 40120 that divides 40120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 17, 20, 34, 40, 59, 68, 85, 118, 136, 170, 236, 295, 340, 472, 590, 680, 1003, 1180, 2006, 2360, 4012, 5015, 8024, 10030, 20060

Step-4: Factors of 40126

List of positive integer factors of 40126 that divides 40120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40120 and 40126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40120 and 40126 is 2.

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