What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41258 and 41266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41258 and 41266 is 2.

GCF(41258,41266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41258 and 41266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41258 and 41266.

How to find the GCF of 41258 and 41266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41258 and 41266. After we will calculate the factors of 41258 and 41266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41258

Prime factors of 41258 are 2, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 41258 in exponential form is:

41258 = 2¹ × 7² × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41266

Prime factors of 41266 are 2, 47, 439. Prime factorization of 41266 in exponential form is:

41266 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 41258

List of positive integer factors of 41258 that divides 41258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 421, 842, 2947, 5894, 20629

Step-4: Factors of 41266

List of positive integer factors of 41266 that divides 41258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 439, 878, 20633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41258 and 41266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41258 and 41266 is 2.

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