What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41872 and 41879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41872 and 41879 is 1.

GCF(41872,41879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41872 and 41879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41872 and 41879.

How to find the GCF of 41872 and 41879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41872 and 41879. After we will calculate the factors of 41872 and 41879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41872

Prime factors of 41872 are 2, 2617. Prime factorization of 41872 in exponential form is:

41872 = 2⁴ × 2617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41879

Prime factors of 41879 are 41879. Prime factorization of 41879 in exponential form is:

41879 = 41879¹

Step-3: Factors of 41872

List of positive integer factors of 41872 that divides 41872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2617, 5234, 10468, 20936

Step-4: Factors of 41879

List of positive integer factors of 41879 that divides 41872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41872 and 41879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41872 and 41879 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41872 and 41879