What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41498 and 41502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41498 and 41502 is 2.

GCF(41498,41502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41498 and 41502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41498 and 41502.

How to find the GCF of 41498 and 41502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41498 and 41502. After we will calculate the factors of 41498 and 41502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41498

Prime factors of 41498 are 2, 20749. Prime factorization of 41498 in exponential form is:

41498 = 2¹ × 20749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41502

Prime factors of 41502 are 2, 3, 6917. Prime factorization of 41502 in exponential form is:

41502 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6917¹

Step-3: Factors of 41498

List of positive integer factors of 41498 that divides 41498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20749

Step-4: Factors of 41502

List of positive integer factors of 41502 that divides 41498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6917, 13834, 20751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41498 and 41502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41498 and 41502 is 2.

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