What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40700 and 40712?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40700 and 40712 is 4.

GCF(40700,40712) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40700 and 40712, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40700 and 40712.

How to find the GCF of 40700 and 40712?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40700 and 40712. After we will calculate the factors of 40700 and 40712 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40700

Prime factors of 40700 are 2, 5, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 40700 in exponential form is:

40700 = 2² × 5² × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40712

Prime factors of 40712 are 2, 7, 727. Prime factorization of 40712 in exponential form is:

40712 = 2³ × 7¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 40700

List of positive integer factors of 40700 that divides 40700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 25, 37, 44, 50, 55, 74, 100, 110, 148, 185, 220, 275, 370, 407, 550, 740, 814, 925, 1100, 1628, 1850, 2035, 3700, 4070, 8140, 10175, 20350

Step-4: Factors of 40712

List of positive integer factors of 40712 that divides 40700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 727, 1454, 2908, 5089, 5816, 10178, 20356

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40700 and 40712. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40700 and 40712 is 4.

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