What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40784 and 40792?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40784 and 40792 is 8.

GCF(40784,40792) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40784 and 40792, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40784 and 40792.

How to find the GCF of 40784 and 40792?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40784 and 40792. After we will calculate the factors of 40784 and 40792 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40784

Prime factors of 40784 are 2, 2549. Prime factorization of 40784 in exponential form is:

40784 = 2⁴ × 2549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40792

Prime factors of 40792 are 2, 5099. Prime factorization of 40792 in exponential form is:

40792 = 2³ × 5099¹

Step-3: Factors of 40784

List of positive integer factors of 40784 that divides 40784 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2549, 5098, 10196, 20392

Step-4: Factors of 40792

List of positive integer factors of 40792 that divides 40784 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5099, 10198, 20396

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40784 and 40792. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40784 and 40792 is 8.

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