What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41356 and 41362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41356 and 41362 is 2.

GCF(41356,41362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41356 and 41362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41356 and 41362.

How to find the GCF of 41356 and 41362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41356 and 41362. After we will calculate the factors of 41356 and 41362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41356

Prime factors of 41356 are 2, 7, 211. Prime factorization of 41356 in exponential form is:

41356 = 2² × 7² × 211¹

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 41356

List of positive integer factors of 41356 that divides 41356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 211, 422, 844, 1477, 2954, 5908, 10339, 20678

Step-4: Factors of 41362

List of positive integer factors of 41362 that divides 41356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20681

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41356 and 41362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41356 and 41362 is 2.

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