What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40462 and 40471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40462 and 40471 is 1.

GCF(40462,40471) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40462 and 40471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40462 and 40471.

How to find the GCF of 40462 and 40471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40462 and 40471. After we will calculate the factors of 40462 and 40471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40462

Prime factors of 40462 are 2, 20231. Prime factorization of 40462 in exponential form is:

40462 = 2¹ × 20231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40471

Prime factors of 40471 are 40471. Prime factorization of 40471 in exponential form is:

40471 = 40471¹

Step-3: Factors of 40462

List of positive integer factors of 40462 that divides 40462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20231

Step-4: Factors of 40471

List of positive integer factors of 40471 that divides 40462 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40462 and 40471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40462 and 40471 is 1.

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