What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40628 and 40636?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40628 and 40636 is 4.

GCF(40628,40636) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40628 and 40636, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40628 and 40636.

How to find the GCF of 40628 and 40636?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40628 and 40636. After we will calculate the factors of 40628 and 40636 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40628

Prime factors of 40628 are 2, 7, 1451. Prime factorization of 40628 in exponential form is:

40628 = 2² × 7¹ × 1451¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40636

Prime factors of 40636 are 2, 10159. Prime factorization of 40636 in exponential form is:

40636 = 2² × 10159¹

Step-3: Factors of 40628

List of positive integer factors of 40628 that divides 40628 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1451, 2902, 5804, 10157, 20314

Step-4: Factors of 40636

List of positive integer factors of 40636 that divides 40628 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10159, 20318

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40628 and 40636. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40628 and 40636 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40628 and 40636