What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41576 and 41594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41576 and 41594 is 2.

GCF(41576,41594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41576 and 41594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41576 and 41594.

How to find the GCF of 41576 and 41594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41576 and 41594. After we will calculate the factors of 41576 and 41594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41576

Prime factors of 41576 are 2, 5197. Prime factorization of 41576 in exponential form is:

41576 = 2³ × 5197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41594

Prime factors of 41594 are 2, 7, 2971. Prime factorization of 41594 in exponential form is:

41594 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2971¹

Step-3: Factors of 41576

List of positive integer factors of 41576 that divides 41576 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5197, 10394, 20788

Step-4: Factors of 41594

List of positive integer factors of 41594 that divides 41576 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2971, 5942, 20797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41576 and 41594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41576 and 41594 is 2.

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