What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40268 and 40282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40268 and 40282 is 2.

GCF(40268,40282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40268 and 40282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40268 and 40282.

How to find the GCF of 40268 and 40282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40268 and 40282. After we will calculate the factors of 40268 and 40282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40268

Prime factors of 40268 are 2, 10067. Prime factorization of 40268 in exponential form is:

40268 = 2² × 10067¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40282

Prime factors of 40282 are 2, 11, 1831. Prime factorization of 40282 in exponential form is:

40282 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1831¹

Step-3: Factors of 40268

List of positive integer factors of 40268 that divides 40268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10067, 20134

Step-4: Factors of 40282

List of positive integer factors of 40282 that divides 40268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1831, 3662, 20141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40268 and 40282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40268 and 40282 is 2.

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