What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41487 and 41493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41487 and 41493 is 3.

GCF(41487,41493) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41487 and 41493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41487 and 41493.

How to find the GCF of 41487 and 41493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41487 and 41493. After we will calculate the factors of 41487 and 41493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41487

Prime factors of 41487 are 3, 13829. Prime factorization of 41487 in exponential form is:

41487 = 3¹ × 13829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41493

Prime factors of 41493 are 3, 13831. Prime factorization of 41493 in exponential form is:

41493 = 3¹ × 13831¹

Step-3: Factors of 41487

List of positive integer factors of 41487 that divides 41487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13829

Step-4: Factors of 41493

List of positive integer factors of 41493 that divides 41487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41487 and 41493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41487 and 41493 is 3.

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