What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40991 and 41004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40991 and 41004 is 1.

GCF(40991,41004) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40991 and 41004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40991 and 41004.

How to find the GCF of 40991 and 41004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40991 and 41004. After we will calculate the factors of 40991 and 41004 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 41004

Prime factors of 41004 are 2, 3, 17, 67. Prime factorization of 41004 in exponential form is:

41004 = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 67¹

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 41004

List of positive integer factors of 41004 that divides 40991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 34, 36, 51, 67, 68, 102, 134, 153, 201, 204, 268, 306, 402, 603, 612, 804, 1139, 1206, 2278, 2412, 3417, 4556, 6834, 10251, 13668, 20502

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40991 and 41004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40991 and 41004 is 1.

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