What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40236 and 40251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40236 and 40251 is 3.

GCF(40236,40251) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40236 and 40251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40236 and 40251.

How to find the GCF of 40236 and 40251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40236 and 40251. After we will calculate the factors of 40236 and 40251 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 40251

Prime factors of 40251 are 3, 13417. Prime factorization of 40251 in exponential form is:

40251 = 3¹ × 13417¹

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 40251

List of positive integer factors of 40251 that divides 40236 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40236 and 40251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40236 and 40251 is 3.

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