What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41605 and 41609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41605 and 41609 is 1.

GCF(41605,41609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41605 and 41609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41605 and 41609.

How to find the GCF of 41605 and 41609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41605 and 41609. After we will calculate the factors of 41605 and 41609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41605

Prime factors of 41605 are 5, 53, 157. Prime factorization of 41605 in exponential form is:

41605 = 5¹ × 53¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41609

Prime factors of 41609 are 41609. Prime factorization of 41609 in exponential form is:

41609 = 41609¹

Step-3: Factors of 41605

List of positive integer factors of 41605 that divides 41605 without a remainder.

1, 5, 53, 157, 265, 785, 8321

Step-4: Factors of 41609

List of positive integer factors of 41609 that divides 41605 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41605 and 41609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41605 and 41609 is 1.

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