What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41498 and 41512?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41498 and 41512 is 2.

GCF(41498,41512) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41498 and 41512, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41498 and 41512.

How to find the GCF of 41498 and 41512?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41498 and 41512. After we will calculate the factors of 41498 and 41512 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 41512

Prime factors of 41512 are 2, 5189. Prime factorization of 41512 in exponential form is:

41512 = 2³ × 5189¹

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 41512

List of positive integer factors of 41512 that divides 41498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5189, 10378, 20756

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41498 and 41512. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41498 and 41512 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41498 and 41512