What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40236 and 40242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40236 and 40242 is 6.

GCF(40236,40242) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40236 and 40242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40236 and 40242.

How to find the GCF of 40236 and 40242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40236 and 40242. After we will calculate the factors of 40236 and 40242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40236

Prime factors of 40236 are 2, 3, 7, 479. Prime factorization of 40236 in exponential form is:

40236 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40242

Prime factors of 40242 are 2, 3, 19, 353. Prime factorization of 40242 in exponential form is:

40242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 40236

List of positive integer factors of 40236 that divides 40236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 479, 958, 1437, 1916, 2874, 3353, 5748, 6706, 10059, 13412, 20118

Step-4: Factors of 40242

List of positive integer factors of 40242 that divides 40236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 114, 353, 706, 1059, 2118, 6707, 13414, 20121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40236 and 40242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40236 and 40242 is 6.

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