What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40688 and 40706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40688 and 40706 is 2.

GCF(40688,40706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40688 and 40706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40688 and 40706.

How to find the GCF of 40688 and 40706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40688 and 40706. After we will calculate the factors of 40688 and 40706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40688

Prime factors of 40688 are 2, 2543. Prime factorization of 40688 in exponential form is:

40688 = 2⁴ × 2543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40706

Prime factors of 40706 are 2, 20353. Prime factorization of 40706 in exponential form is:

40706 = 2¹ × 20353¹

Step-3: Factors of 40688

List of positive integer factors of 40688 that divides 40688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2543, 5086, 10172, 20344

Step-4: Factors of 40706

List of positive integer factors of 40706 that divides 40688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40688 and 40706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40688 and 40706 is 2.

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