What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41880 and 41892?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41880 and 41892 is 12.

GCF(41880,41892) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41880 and 41892, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41880 and 41892.

How to find the GCF of 41880 and 41892?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41880 and 41892. After we will calculate the factors of 41880 and 41892 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41880

Prime factors of 41880 are 2, 3, 5, 349. Prime factorization of 41880 in exponential form is:

41880 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41892

Prime factors of 41892 are 2, 3, 3491. Prime factorization of 41892 in exponential form is:

41892 = 2² × 3¹ × 3491¹

Step-3: Factors of 41880

List of positive integer factors of 41880 that divides 41880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 349, 698, 1047, 1396, 1745, 2094, 2792, 3490, 4188, 5235, 6980, 8376, 10470, 13960, 20940

Step-4: Factors of 41892

List of positive integer factors of 41892 that divides 41880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3491, 6982, 10473, 13964, 20946

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41880 and 41892. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41880 and 41892 is 12.

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