What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41238 and 41243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41238 and 41243 is 1.

GCF(41238,41243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41238 and 41243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41238 and 41243.

How to find the GCF of 41238 and 41243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41238 and 41243. After we will calculate the factors of 41238 and 41243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41238

Prime factors of 41238 are 2, 3, 29, 79. Prime factorization of 41238 in exponential form is:

41238 = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41243

Prime factors of 41243 are 41243. Prime factorization of 41243 in exponential form is:

41243 = 41243¹

Step-3: Factors of 41238

List of positive integer factors of 41238 that divides 41238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 29, 58, 79, 87, 158, 174, 237, 261, 474, 522, 711, 1422, 2291, 4582, 6873, 13746, 20619

Step-4: Factors of 41243

List of positive integer factors of 41243 that divides 41238 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41238 and 41243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41238 and 41243 is 1.

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