What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41560 and 41578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41560 and 41578 is 2.

GCF(41560,41578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41560 and 41578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41560 and 41578.

How to find the GCF of 41560 and 41578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41560 and 41578. After we will calculate the factors of 41560 and 41578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41560

Prime factors of 41560 are 2, 5, 1039. Prime factorization of 41560 in exponential form is:

41560 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41578

Prime factors of 41578 are 2, 20789. Prime factorization of 41578 in exponential form is:

41578 = 2¹ × 20789¹

Step-3: Factors of 41560

List of positive integer factors of 41560 that divides 41560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1039, 2078, 4156, 5195, 8312, 10390, 20780

Step-4: Factors of 41578

List of positive integer factors of 41578 that divides 41560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41560 and 41578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41560 and 41578 is 2.

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