What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41346 and 41362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41346 and 41362 is 2.

GCF(41346,41362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41346 and 41362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41346 and 41362.

How to find the GCF of 41346 and 41362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41346 and 41362. After we will calculate the factors of 41346 and 41362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41346

Prime factors of 41346 are 2, 3, 2297. Prime factorization of 41346 in exponential form is:

41346 = 2¹ × 3² × 2297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41362

Prime factors of 41362 are 2, 20681. Prime factorization of 41362 in exponential form is:

41362 = 2¹ × 20681¹

Step-3: Factors of 41346

List of positive integer factors of 41346 that divides 41346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2297, 4594, 6891, 13782, 20673

Step-4: Factors of 41362

List of positive integer factors of 41362 that divides 41346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20681

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41346 and 41362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41346 and 41362 is 2.

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