What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41589 and 41601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41589 and 41601 is 3.

GCF(41589,41601) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41589 and 41601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41589 and 41601.

How to find the GCF of 41589 and 41601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41589 and 41601. After we will calculate the factors of 41589 and 41601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41589

Prime factors of 41589 are 3, 4621. Prime factorization of 41589 in exponential form is:

41589 = 3² × 4621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41601

Prime factors of 41601 are 3, 7, 283. Prime factorization of 41601 in exponential form is:

41601 = 3¹ × 7² × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 41589

List of positive integer factors of 41589 that divides 41589 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4621, 13863

Step-4: Factors of 41601

List of positive integer factors of 41601 that divides 41589 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 283, 849, 1981, 5943, 13867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41589 and 41601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41589 and 41601 is 3.

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