What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40536 and 40541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40536 and 40541 is 1.

GCF(40536,40541) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40536 and 40541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40536 and 40541.

How to find the GCF of 40536 and 40541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40536 and 40541. After we will calculate the factors of 40536 and 40541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40536

Prime factors of 40536 are 2, 3, 563. Prime factorization of 40536 in exponential form is:

40536 = 2³ × 3² × 563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40541

Prime factors of 40541 are 71, 571. Prime factorization of 40541 in exponential form is:

40541 = 71¹ × 571¹

Step-3: Factors of 40536

List of positive integer factors of 40536 that divides 40536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 563, 1126, 1689, 2252, 3378, 4504, 5067, 6756, 10134, 13512, 20268

Step-4: Factors of 40541

List of positive integer factors of 40541 that divides 40536 without a remainder.

1, 71, 571

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40536 and 40541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40536 and 40541 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40536 and 40541