What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40842 and 40856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40842 and 40856 is 2.

GCF(40842,40856) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40842 and 40856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40842 and 40856.

How to find the GCF of 40842 and 40856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40842 and 40856. After we will calculate the factors of 40842 and 40856 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40842

Prime factors of 40842 are 2, 3, 2269. Prime factorization of 40842 in exponential form is:

40842 = 2¹ × 3² × 2269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40856

Prime factors of 40856 are 2, 5107. Prime factorization of 40856 in exponential form is:

40856 = 2³ × 5107¹

Step-3: Factors of 40842

List of positive integer factors of 40842 that divides 40842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2269, 4538, 6807, 13614, 20421

Step-4: Factors of 40856

List of positive integer factors of 40856 that divides 40842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5107, 10214, 20428

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40842 and 40856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40842 and 40856 is 2.

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