What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41556 and 41570?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41556 and 41570 is 2.

GCF(41556,41570) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41556 and 41570, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41556 and 41570.

How to find the GCF of 41556 and 41570?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41556 and 41570. After we will calculate the factors of 41556 and 41570 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41556

Prime factors of 41556 are 2, 3, 3463. Prime factorization of 41556 in exponential form is:

41556 = 2² × 3¹ × 3463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41570

Prime factors of 41570 are 2, 5, 4157. Prime factorization of 41570 in exponential form is:

41570 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4157¹

Step-3: Factors of 41556

List of positive integer factors of 41556 that divides 41556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3463, 6926, 10389, 13852, 20778

Step-4: Factors of 41570

List of positive integer factors of 41570 that divides 41556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4157, 8314, 20785

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41556 and 41570. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41556 and 41570 is 2.

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