What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41142 and 41159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41142 and 41159 is 1.

GCF(41142,41159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41142 and 41159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41142 and 41159.

How to find the GCF of 41142 and 41159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41142 and 41159. After we will calculate the factors of 41142 and 41159 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 41159

Prime factors of 41159 are 79, 521. Prime factorization of 41159 in exponential form is:

41159 = 79¹ × 521¹

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 41159

List of positive integer factors of 41159 that divides 41142 without a remainder.

1, 79, 521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41142 and 41159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41142 and 41159 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41142 and 41159