What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41886 and 41901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41886 and 41901 is 3.

GCF(41886,41901) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41886 and 41901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41886 and 41901.

How to find the GCF of 41886 and 41901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41886 and 41901. After we will calculate the factors of 41886 and 41901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41886

Prime factors of 41886 are 2, 3, 13, 179. Prime factorization of 41886 in exponential form is:

41886 = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41901

Prime factors of 41901 are 3, 13967. Prime factorization of 41901 in exponential form is:

41901 = 3¹ × 13967¹

Step-3: Factors of 41886

List of positive integer factors of 41886 that divides 41886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 39, 78, 117, 179, 234, 358, 537, 1074, 1611, 2327, 3222, 4654, 6981, 13962, 20943

Step-4: Factors of 41901

List of positive integer factors of 41901 that divides 41886 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13967

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41886 and 41901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41886 and 41901 is 3.

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