What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41438 and 41442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41438 and 41442 is 2.

GCF(41438,41442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41438 and 41442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41438 and 41442.

How to find the GCF of 41438 and 41442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41438 and 41442. After we will calculate the factors of 41438 and 41442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41438

Prime factors of 41438 are 2, 20719. Prime factorization of 41438 in exponential form is:

41438 = 2¹ × 20719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41442

Prime factors of 41442 are 2, 3, 6907. Prime factorization of 41442 in exponential form is:

41442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6907¹

Step-3: Factors of 41438

List of positive integer factors of 41438 that divides 41438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20719

Step-4: Factors of 41442

List of positive integer factors of 41442 that divides 41438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6907, 13814, 20721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41438 and 41442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41438 and 41442 is 2.

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