What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41878 and 41891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41878 and 41891 is 1.

GCF(41878,41891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41878 and 41891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41878 and 41891.

How to find the GCF of 41878 and 41891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41878 and 41891. After we will calculate the factors of 41878 and 41891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41878

Prime factors of 41878 are 2, 20939. Prime factorization of 41878 in exponential form is:

41878 = 2¹ × 20939¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41891

Prime factors of 41891 are 163, 257. Prime factorization of 41891 in exponential form is:

41891 = 163¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 41878

List of positive integer factors of 41878 that divides 41878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 20939

Step-4: Factors of 41891

List of positive integer factors of 41891 that divides 41878 without a remainder.

1, 163, 257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41878 and 41891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41878 and 41891 is 1.

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