What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41538 and 41543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41538 and 41543 is 1.

GCF(41538,41543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41538 and 41543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41538 and 41543.

How to find the GCF of 41538 and 41543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41538 and 41543. After we will calculate the factors of 41538 and 41543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41538

Prime factors of 41538 are 2, 3, 7, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 41538 in exponential form is:

41538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41543

Prime factors of 41543 are 41543. Prime factorization of 41543 in exponential form is:

41543 = 41543¹

Step-3: Factors of 41538

List of positive integer factors of 41538 that divides 41538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 23, 42, 43, 46, 69, 86, 129, 138, 161, 258, 301, 322, 483, 602, 903, 966, 989, 1806, 1978, 2967, 5934, 6923, 13846, 20769

Step-4: Factors of 41543

List of positive integer factors of 41543 that divides 41538 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41538 and 41543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41538 and 41543 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41538 and 41543