What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40184 and 40196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40184 and 40196 is 4.

GCF(40184,40196) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40184 and 40196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40184 and 40196.

How to find the GCF of 40184 and 40196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40184 and 40196. After we will calculate the factors of 40184 and 40196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40184

Prime factors of 40184 are 2, 5023. Prime factorization of 40184 in exponential form is:

40184 = 2³ × 5023¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40196

Prime factors of 40196 are 2, 13, 773. Prime factorization of 40196 in exponential form is:

40196 = 2² × 13¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 40184

List of positive integer factors of 40184 that divides 40184 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5023, 10046, 20092

Step-4: Factors of 40196

List of positive integer factors of 40196 that divides 40184 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 773, 1546, 3092, 10049, 20098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40184 and 40196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40184 and 40196 is 4.

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