What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40536 and 40543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40536 and 40543 is 1.

GCF(40536,40543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40536 and 40543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40536 and 40543.

How to find the GCF of 40536 and 40543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40536 and 40543. After we will calculate the factors of 40536 and 40543 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 40543

Prime factors of 40543 are 40543. Prime factorization of 40543 in exponential form is:

40543 = 40543¹

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 40543

List of positive integer factors of 40543 that divides 40536 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40536 and 40543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40536 and 40543 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40536 and 40543