What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40556 and 40562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40556 and 40562 is 2.

GCF(40556,40562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40556 and 40562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40556 and 40562.

How to find the GCF of 40556 and 40562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40556 and 40562. After we will calculate the factors of 40556 and 40562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40556

Prime factors of 40556 are 2, 10139. Prime factorization of 40556 in exponential form is:

40556 = 2² × 10139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40562

Prime factors of 40562 are 2, 17, 1193. Prime factorization of 40562 in exponential form is:

40562 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 40556

List of positive integer factors of 40556 that divides 40556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10139, 20278

Step-4: Factors of 40562

List of positive integer factors of 40562 that divides 40556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1193, 2386, 20281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40556 and 40562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40556 and 40562 is 2.

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