What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41226 and 41241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41226 and 41241 is 3.

GCF(41226,41241) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41226 and 41241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41226 and 41241.

How to find the GCF of 41226 and 41241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41226 and 41241. After we will calculate the factors of 41226 and 41241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41226

Prime factors of 41226 are 2, 3, 6871. Prime factorization of 41226 in exponential form is:

41226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6871¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41241

Prime factors of 41241 are 3, 59, 233. Prime factorization of 41241 in exponential form is:

41241 = 3¹ × 59¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 41226

List of positive integer factors of 41226 that divides 41226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6871, 13742, 20613

Step-4: Factors of 41241

List of positive integer factors of 41241 that divides 41226 without a remainder.

1, 3, 59, 177, 233, 699, 13747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41226 and 41241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41226 and 41241 is 3.

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