What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41278 and 41282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41278 and 41282 is 2.

GCF(41278,41282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41278 and 41282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41278 and 41282.

How to find the GCF of 41278 and 41282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41278 and 41282. After we will calculate the factors of 41278 and 41282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41278

Prime factors of 41278 are 2, 20639. Prime factorization of 41278 in exponential form is:

41278 = 2¹ × 20639¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41282

Prime factors of 41282 are 2, 20641. Prime factorization of 41282 in exponential form is:

41282 = 2¹ × 20641¹

Step-3: Factors of 41278

List of positive integer factors of 41278 that divides 41278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20639

Step-4: Factors of 41282

List of positive integer factors of 41282 that divides 41278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41278 and 41282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41278 and 41282 is 2.

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