What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40844 and 40849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40844 and 40849 is 1.

GCF(40844,40849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40844 and 40849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40844 and 40849.

How to find the GCF of 40844 and 40849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40844 and 40849. After we will calculate the factors of 40844 and 40849 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40844

Prime factors of 40844 are 2, 10211. Prime factorization of 40844 in exponential form is:

40844 = 2² × 10211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40849

Prime factors of 40849 are 40849. Prime factorization of 40849 in exponential form is:

40849 = 40849¹

Step-3: Factors of 40844

List of positive integer factors of 40844 that divides 40844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10211, 20422

Step-4: Factors of 40849

List of positive integer factors of 40849 that divides 40844 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40844 and 40849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40844 and 40849 is 1.

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