What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41812 and 41826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41812 and 41826 is 2.

GCF(41812,41826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41812 and 41826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41812 and 41826.

How to find the GCF of 41812 and 41826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41812 and 41826. After we will calculate the factors of 41812 and 41826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41812

Prime factors of 41812 are 2, 10453. Prime factorization of 41812 in exponential form is:

41812 = 2² × 10453¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41826

Prime factors of 41826 are 2, 3, 6971. Prime factorization of 41826 in exponential form is:

41826 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6971¹

Step-3: Factors of 41812

List of positive integer factors of 41812 that divides 41812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10453, 20906

Step-4: Factors of 41826

List of positive integer factors of 41826 that divides 41812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6971, 13942, 20913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41812 and 41826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41812 and 41826 is 2.

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