What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40206 and 40214?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40206 and 40214 is 2.

GCF(40206,40214) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40206 and 40214, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40206 and 40214.

How to find the GCF of 40206 and 40214?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40206 and 40214. After we will calculate the factors of 40206 and 40214 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40206

Prime factors of 40206 are 2, 3, 6701. Prime factorization of 40206 in exponential form is:

40206 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40214

Prime factors of 40214 are 2, 20107. Prime factorization of 40214 in exponential form is:

40214 = 2¹ × 20107¹

Step-3: Factors of 40206

List of positive integer factors of 40206 that divides 40206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6701, 13402, 20103

Step-4: Factors of 40214

List of positive integer factors of 40214 that divides 40206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40206 and 40214. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40206 and 40214 is 2.

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