What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40218 and 40223?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40218 and 40223 is 1.

GCF(40218,40223) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40218 and 40223, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40218 and 40223.

How to find the GCF of 40218 and 40223?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40218 and 40223. After we will calculate the factors of 40218 and 40223 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40218

Prime factors of 40218 are 2, 3, 6703. Prime factorization of 40218 in exponential form is:

40218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6703¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40223

Prime factors of 40223 are 19, 29, 73. Prime factorization of 40223 in exponential form is:

40223 = 19¹ × 29¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 40218

List of positive integer factors of 40218 that divides 40218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6703, 13406, 20109

Step-4: Factors of 40223

List of positive integer factors of 40223 that divides 40218 without a remainder.

1, 19, 29, 73, 551, 1387, 2117

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40218 and 40223. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40218 and 40223 is 1.

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