What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41 and 52?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41 and 52 is 1.

GCF(41,52) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41 and 52, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41 and 52.

How to find the GCF of 41 and 52?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41 and 52. After we will calculate the factors of 41 and 52 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41

Prime factors of 41 are 41. Prime factorization of 41 in exponential form is:

41 = 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52

Prime factors of 52 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 52 in exponential form is:

52 = 2² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 41

List of positive integer factors of 41 that divides 41 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 52

List of positive integer factors of 52 that divides 41 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41 and 52. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41 and 52 is 1.

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