What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41238 and 41254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41238 and 41254 is 2.

GCF(41238,41254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41238 and 41254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41238 and 41254.

How to find the GCF of 41238 and 41254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41238 and 41254. After we will calculate the factors of 41238 and 41254 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 41254

Prime factors of 41254 are 2, 20627. Prime factorization of 41254 in exponential form is:

41254 = 2¹ × 20627¹

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 41254

List of positive integer factors of 41254 that divides 41238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41238 and 41254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41238 and 41254 is 2.

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