What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40302 and 40322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40302 and 40322 is 2.

GCF(40302,40322) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40302 and 40322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40302 and 40322.

How to find the GCF of 40302 and 40322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40302 and 40322. After we will calculate the factors of 40302 and 40322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40302

Prime factors of 40302 are 2, 3, 2239. Prime factorization of 40302 in exponential form is:

40302 = 2¹ × 3² × 2239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40322

Prime factors of 40322 are 2, 20161. Prime factorization of 40322 in exponential form is:

40322 = 2¹ × 20161¹

Step-3: Factors of 40302

List of positive integer factors of 40302 that divides 40302 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2239, 4478, 6717, 13434, 20151

Step-4: Factors of 40322

List of positive integer factors of 40322 that divides 40302 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20161

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40302 and 40322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40302 and 40322 is 2.

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