What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41244 and 41259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41244 and 41259 is 3.

GCF(41244,41259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41244 and 41259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41244 and 41259.

How to find the GCF of 41244 and 41259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41244 and 41259. After we will calculate the factors of 41244 and 41259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41244

Prime factors of 41244 are 2, 3, 7, 491. Prime factorization of 41244 in exponential form is:

41244 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41259

Prime factors of 41259 are 3, 17, 809. Prime factorization of 41259 in exponential form is:

41259 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 41244

List of positive integer factors of 41244 that divides 41244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 491, 982, 1473, 1964, 2946, 3437, 5892, 6874, 10311, 13748, 20622

Step-4: Factors of 41259

List of positive integer factors of 41259 that divides 41244 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 809, 2427, 13753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41244 and 41259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41244 and 41259 is 3.

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