What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41802 and 41806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41802 and 41806 is 2.

GCF(41802,41806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41802 and 41806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41802 and 41806.

How to find the GCF of 41802 and 41806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41802 and 41806. After we will calculate the factors of 41802 and 41806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41802

Prime factors of 41802 are 2, 3, 6967. Prime factorization of 41802 in exponential form is:

41802 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41806

Prime factors of 41806 are 2, 20903. Prime factorization of 41806 in exponential form is:

41806 = 2¹ × 20903¹

Step-3: Factors of 41802

List of positive integer factors of 41802 that divides 41802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6967, 13934, 20901

Step-4: Factors of 41806

List of positive integer factors of 41806 that divides 41802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41802 and 41806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41802 and 41806 is 2.

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