What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41378 and 41386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41378 and 41386 is 2.

GCF(41378,41386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41378 and 41386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41378 and 41386.

How to find the GCF of 41378 and 41386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41378 and 41386. After we will calculate the factors of 41378 and 41386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41378

Prime factors of 41378 are 2, 17, 1217. Prime factorization of 41378 in exponential form is:

41378 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1217¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41386

Prime factors of 41386 are 2, 20693. Prime factorization of 41386 in exponential form is:

41386 = 2¹ × 20693¹

Step-3: Factors of 41378

List of positive integer factors of 41378 that divides 41378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1217, 2434, 20689

Step-4: Factors of 41386

List of positive integer factors of 41386 that divides 41378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41378 and 41386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41378 and 41386 is 2.

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