What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40442 and 40459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40442 and 40459 is 1.

GCF(40442,40459) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40442 and 40459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40442 and 40459.

How to find the GCF of 40442 and 40459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40442 and 40459. After we will calculate the factors of 40442 and 40459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40442

Prime factors of 40442 are 2, 73, 277. Prime factorization of 40442 in exponential form is:

40442 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40459

Prime factors of 40459 are 40459. Prime factorization of 40459 in exponential form is:

40459 = 40459¹

Step-3: Factors of 40442

List of positive integer factors of 40442 that divides 40442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 277, 554, 20221

Step-4: Factors of 40459

List of positive integer factors of 40459 that divides 40442 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40442 and 40459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40442 and 40459 is 1.

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