What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41338 and 41342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41338 and 41342 is 2.

GCF(41338,41342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41338 and 41342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41338 and 41342.

How to find the GCF of 41338 and 41342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41338 and 41342. After we will calculate the factors of 41338 and 41342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41338

Prime factors of 41338 are 2, 11, 1879. Prime factorization of 41338 in exponential form is:

41338 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41342

Prime factors of 41342 are 2, 7, 2953. Prime factorization of 41342 in exponential form is:

41342 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2953¹

Step-3: Factors of 41338

List of positive integer factors of 41338 that divides 41338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1879, 3758, 20669

Step-4: Factors of 41342

List of positive integer factors of 41342 that divides 41338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2953, 5906, 20671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41338 and 41342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41338 and 41342 is 2.

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