What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41646 and 41659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41646 and 41659 is 1.

GCF(41646,41659) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41646 and 41659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41646 and 41659.

How to find the GCF of 41646 and 41659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41646 and 41659. After we will calculate the factors of 41646 and 41659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41646

Prime factors of 41646 are 2, 3, 11, 631. Prime factorization of 41646 in exponential form is:

41646 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 631¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41659

Prime factors of 41659 are 41659. Prime factorization of 41659 in exponential form is:

41659 = 41659¹

Step-3: Factors of 41646

List of positive integer factors of 41646 that divides 41646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 631, 1262, 1893, 3786, 6941, 13882, 20823

Step-4: Factors of 41659

List of positive integer factors of 41659 that divides 41646 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41646 and 41659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41646 and 41659 is 1.

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