What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41740 and 41747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41740 and 41747 is 1.

GCF(41740,41747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41740 and 41747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41740 and 41747.

How to find the GCF of 41740 and 41747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41740 and 41747. After we will calculate the factors of 41740 and 41747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41740

Prime factors of 41740 are 2, 5, 2087. Prime factorization of 41740 in exponential form is:

41740 = 2² × 5¹ × 2087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41747

Prime factors of 41747 are 109, 383. Prime factorization of 41747 in exponential form is:

41747 = 109¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 41740

List of positive integer factors of 41740 that divides 41740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2087, 4174, 8348, 10435, 20870

Step-4: Factors of 41747

List of positive integer factors of 41747 that divides 41740 without a remainder.

1, 109, 383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41740 and 41747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41740 and 41747 is 1.

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