What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41868 and 41876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41868 and 41876 is 4.

GCF(41868,41876) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41868 and 41876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41868 and 41876.

How to find the GCF of 41868 and 41876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41868 and 41876. After we will calculate the factors of 41868 and 41876 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41868

Prime factors of 41868 are 2, 3, 1163. Prime factorization of 41868 in exponential form is:

41868 = 2² × 3² × 1163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41876

Prime factors of 41876 are 2, 19, 29. Prime factorization of 41876 in exponential form is:

41876 = 2² × 19² × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 41868

List of positive integer factors of 41868 that divides 41868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1163, 2326, 3489, 4652, 6978, 10467, 13956, 20934

Step-4: Factors of 41876

List of positive integer factors of 41876 that divides 41868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 29, 38, 58, 76, 116, 361, 551, 722, 1102, 1444, 2204, 10469, 20938

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41868 and 41876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41868 and 41876 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41868 and 41876