What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41844 and 41859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41844 and 41859 is 3.

GCF(41844,41859) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41844 and 41859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41844 and 41859.

How to find the GCF of 41844 and 41859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41844 and 41859. After we will calculate the factors of 41844 and 41859 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41844

Prime factors of 41844 are 2, 3, 11, 317. Prime factorization of 41844 in exponential form is:

41844 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41859

Prime factors of 41859 are 3, 4651. Prime factorization of 41859 in exponential form is:

41859 = 3² × 4651¹

Step-3: Factors of 41844

List of positive integer factors of 41844 that divides 41844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 317, 634, 951, 1268, 1902, 3487, 3804, 6974, 10461, 13948, 20922

Step-4: Factors of 41859

List of positive integer factors of 41859 that divides 41844 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4651, 13953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41844 and 41859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41844 and 41859 is 3.

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