What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40991 and 41000?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40991 and 41000 is 1.

GCF(40991,41000) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40991 and 41000, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40991 and 41000.

How to find the GCF of 40991 and 41000?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40991 and 41000. After we will calculate the factors of 40991 and 41000 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40991

Prime factors of 40991 are 179, 229. Prime factorization of 40991 in exponential form is:

40991 = 179¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41000

Prime factors of 41000 are 2, 5, 41. Prime factorization of 41000 in exponential form is:

41000 = 2³ × 5³ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 40991

List of positive integer factors of 40991 that divides 40991 without a remainder.

1, 179, 229

Step-4: Factors of 41000

List of positive integer factors of 41000 that divides 40991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 41, 50, 82, 100, 125, 164, 200, 205, 250, 328, 410, 500, 820, 1000, 1025, 1640, 2050, 4100, 5125, 8200, 10250, 20500

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40991 and 41000. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40991 and 41000 is 1.

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