What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40274 and 40287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40274 and 40287 is 13.

GCF(40274,40287) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40274 and 40287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40274 and 40287.

How to find the GCF of 40274 and 40287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40274 and 40287. After we will calculate the factors of 40274 and 40287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40274

Prime factors of 40274 are 2, 13, 1549. Prime factorization of 40274 in exponential form is:

40274 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40287

Prime factors of 40287 are 3, 13, 1033. Prime factorization of 40287 in exponential form is:

40287 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1033¹

Step-3: Factors of 40274

List of positive integer factors of 40274 that divides 40274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1549, 3098, 20137

Step-4: Factors of 40287

List of positive integer factors of 40287 that divides 40274 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1033, 3099, 13429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40274 and 40287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40274 and 40287 is 13.

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