What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41456 and 41474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41456 and 41474 is 2.

GCF(41456,41474) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41456 and 41474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41456 and 41474.

How to find the GCF of 41456 and 41474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41456 and 41474. After we will calculate the factors of 41456 and 41474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41456

Prime factors of 41456 are 2, 2591. Prime factorization of 41456 in exponential form is:

41456 = 2⁴ × 2591¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41474

Prime factors of 41474 are 2, 89, 233. Prime factorization of 41474 in exponential form is:

41474 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 41456

List of positive integer factors of 41456 that divides 41456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2591, 5182, 10364, 20728

Step-4: Factors of 41474

List of positive integer factors of 41474 that divides 41456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 233, 466, 20737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41456 and 41474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41456 and 41474 is 2.

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