What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41550 and 41559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41550 and 41559 is 3.

GCF(41550,41559) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41550 and 41559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41550 and 41559.

How to find the GCF of 41550 and 41559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41550 and 41559. After we will calculate the factors of 41550 and 41559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41550

Prime factors of 41550 are 2, 3, 5, 277. Prime factorization of 41550 in exponential form is:

41550 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41559

Prime factors of 41559 are 3, 7, 1979. Prime factorization of 41559 in exponential form is:

41559 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1979¹

Step-3: Factors of 41550

List of positive integer factors of 41550 that divides 41550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 277, 554, 831, 1385, 1662, 2770, 4155, 6925, 8310, 13850, 20775

Step-4: Factors of 41559

List of positive integer factors of 41559 that divides 41550 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1979, 5937, 13853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41550 and 41559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41550 and 41559 is 3.

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