What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41 and 60?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41 and 60 is 1.

GCF(41,60) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41 and 60, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41 and 60.

How to find the GCF of 41 and 60?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41 and 60. After we will calculate the factors of 41 and 60 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 60

Prime factors of 60 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 60 in exponential form is:

60 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 41

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

Step-4: Factors of 60

List of positive integer factors of 60 that divides 41 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41 and 60. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41 and 60 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41 and 60