What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40266 and 40271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40266 and 40271 is 1.

GCF(40266,40271) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40266 and 40271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40266 and 40271.

How to find the GCF of 40266 and 40271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40266 and 40271. After we will calculate the factors of 40266 and 40271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40266

Prime factors of 40266 are 2, 3, 2237. Prime factorization of 40266 in exponential form is:

40266 = 2¹ × 3² × 2237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40271

Prime factors of 40271 are 7, 11, 523. Prime factorization of 40271 in exponential form is:

40271 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 523¹

Step-3: Factors of 40266

List of positive integer factors of 40266 that divides 40266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2237, 4474, 6711, 13422, 20133

Step-4: Factors of 40271

List of positive integer factors of 40271 that divides 40266 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 77, 523, 3661, 5753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40266 and 40271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40266 and 40271 is 1.

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