What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40216 and 40228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40216 and 40228 is 4.

GCF(40216,40228) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40216 and 40228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40216 and 40228.

How to find the GCF of 40216 and 40228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40216 and 40228. After we will calculate the factors of 40216 and 40228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40216

Prime factors of 40216 are 2, 11, 457. Prime factorization of 40216 in exponential form is:

40216 = 2³ × 11¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40228

Prime factors of 40228 are 2, 89, 113. Prime factorization of 40228 in exponential form is:

40228 = 2² × 89¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 40216

List of positive integer factors of 40216 that divides 40216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 457, 914, 1828, 3656, 5027, 10054, 20108

Step-4: Factors of 40228

List of positive integer factors of 40228 that divides 40216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 113, 178, 226, 356, 452, 10057, 20114

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40216 and 40228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40216 and 40228 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40216 and 40228