What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41898 and 41906?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41898 and 41906 is 2.

GCF(41898,41906) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41898 and 41906, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41898 and 41906.

How to find the GCF of 41898 and 41906?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41898 and 41906. After we will calculate the factors of 41898 and 41906 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41898

Prime factors of 41898 are 2, 3, 6983. Prime factorization of 41898 in exponential form is:

41898 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41906

Prime factors of 41906 are 2, 23, 911. Prime factorization of 41906 in exponential form is:

41906 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 911¹

Step-3: Factors of 41898

List of positive integer factors of 41898 that divides 41898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6983, 13966, 20949

Step-4: Factors of 41906

List of positive integer factors of 41906 that divides 41898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 911, 1822, 20953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41898 and 41906. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41898 and 41906 is 2.

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