What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41740 and 41759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41740 and 41759 is 1.

GCF(41740,41759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41740 and 41759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41740 and 41759.

How to find the GCF of 41740 and 41759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41740 and 41759. After we will calculate the factors of 41740 and 41759 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 41759

Prime factors of 41759 are 41759. Prime factorization of 41759 in exponential form is:

41759 = 41759¹

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 41759

List of positive integer factors of 41759 that divides 41740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41740 and 41759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41740 and 41759 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41740 and 41759