What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40514 and 40520?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40514 and 40520 is 2.

GCF(40514,40520) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40514 and 40520, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40514 and 40520.

How to find the GCF of 40514 and 40520?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40514 and 40520. After we will calculate the factors of 40514 and 40520 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40514

Prime factors of 40514 are 2, 47, 431. Prime factorization of 40514 in exponential form is:

40514 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40520

Prime factors of 40520 are 2, 5, 1013. Prime factorization of 40520 in exponential form is:

40520 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1013¹

Step-3: Factors of 40514

List of positive integer factors of 40514 that divides 40514 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 431, 862, 20257

Step-4: Factors of 40520

List of positive integer factors of 40520 that divides 40514 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1013, 2026, 4052, 5065, 8104, 10130, 20260

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40514 and 40520. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40514 and 40520 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40514 and 40520