What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41534 and 41546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41534 and 41546 is 2.

GCF(41534,41546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41534 and 41546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41534 and 41546.

How to find the GCF of 41534 and 41546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41534 and 41546. After we will calculate the factors of 41534 and 41546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41534

Prime factors of 41534 are 2, 19, 1093. Prime factorization of 41534 in exponential form is:

41534 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1093¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41546

Prime factors of 41546 are 2, 20773. Prime factorization of 41546 in exponential form is:

41546 = 2¹ × 20773¹

Step-3: Factors of 41534

List of positive integer factors of 41534 that divides 41534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1093, 2186, 20767

Step-4: Factors of 41546

List of positive integer factors of 41546 that divides 41534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41534 and 41546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41534 and 41546 is 2.

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