What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41916 and 41928?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41916 and 41928 is 12.

GCF(41916,41928) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41916 and 41928, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41916 and 41928.

How to find the GCF of 41916 and 41928?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41916 and 41928. After we will calculate the factors of 41916 and 41928 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41916

Prime factors of 41916 are 2, 3, 7, 499. Prime factorization of 41916 in exponential form is:

41916 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41928

Prime factors of 41928 are 2, 3, 1747. Prime factorization of 41928 in exponential form is:

41928 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1747¹

Step-3: Factors of 41916

List of positive integer factors of 41916 that divides 41916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 499, 998, 1497, 1996, 2994, 3493, 5988, 6986, 10479, 13972, 20958

Step-4: Factors of 41928

List of positive integer factors of 41928 that divides 41916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1747, 3494, 5241, 6988, 10482, 13976, 20964

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41916 and 41928. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41916 and 41928 is 12.

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