What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41409 and 41421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41409 and 41421 is 3.

GCF(41409,41421) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41409 and 41421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41409 and 41421.

How to find the GCF of 41409 and 41421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41409 and 41421. After we will calculate the factors of 41409 and 41421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41409

Prime factors of 41409 are 3, 43, 107. Prime factorization of 41409 in exponential form is:

41409 = 3² × 43¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41421

Prime factors of 41421 are 3, 13807. Prime factorization of 41421 in exponential form is:

41421 = 3¹ × 13807¹

Step-3: Factors of 41409

List of positive integer factors of 41409 that divides 41409 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 107, 129, 321, 387, 963, 4601, 13803

Step-4: Factors of 41421

List of positive integer factors of 41421 that divides 41409 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13807

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41409 and 41421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41409 and 41421 is 3.

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