What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41158 and 41171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41158 and 41171 is 13.

GCF(41158,41171) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41158 and 41171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41158 and 41171.

How to find the GCF of 41158 and 41171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41158 and 41171. After we will calculate the factors of 41158 and 41171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41158

Prime factors of 41158 are 2, 13, 1583. Prime factorization of 41158 in exponential form is:

41158 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41171

Prime factors of 41171 are 13, 3167. Prime factorization of 41171 in exponential form is:

41171 = 13¹ × 3167¹

Step-3: Factors of 41158

List of positive integer factors of 41158 that divides 41158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1583, 3166, 20579

Step-4: Factors of 41171

List of positive integer factors of 41171 that divides 41158 without a remainder.

1, 13, 3167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41158 and 41171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41158 and 41171 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41158 and 41171