What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40518 and 40531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40518 and 40531 is 1.

GCF(40518,40531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40518 and 40531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40518 and 40531.

How to find the GCF of 40518 and 40531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40518 and 40531. After we will calculate the factors of 40518 and 40531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40518

Prime factors of 40518 are 2, 3, 2251. Prime factorization of 40518 in exponential form is:

40518 = 2¹ × 3² × 2251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40531

Prime factors of 40531 are 40531. Prime factorization of 40531 in exponential form is:

40531 = 40531¹

Step-3: Factors of 40518

List of positive integer factors of 40518 that divides 40518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2251, 4502, 6753, 13506, 20259

Step-4: Factors of 40531

List of positive integer factors of 40531 that divides 40518 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40518 and 40531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40518 and 40531 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40518 and 40531