What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41142 and 41156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41142 and 41156 is 2.

GCF(41142,41156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41142 and 41156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41142 and 41156.

How to find the GCF of 41142 and 41156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41142 and 41156. After we will calculate the factors of 41142 and 41156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41142

Prime factors of 41142 are 2, 3, 6857. Prime factorization of 41142 in exponential form is:

41142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41156

Prime factors of 41156 are 2, 10289. Prime factorization of 41156 in exponential form is:

41156 = 2² × 10289¹

Step-3: Factors of 41142

List of positive integer factors of 41142 that divides 41142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6857, 13714, 20571

Step-4: Factors of 41156

List of positive integer factors of 41156 that divides 41142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10289, 20578

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41142 and 41156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41142 and 41156 is 2.

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