What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41949 and 41955?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41949 and 41955 is 3.

GCF(41949,41955) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41949 and 41955, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41949 and 41955.

How to find the GCF of 41949 and 41955?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41949 and 41955. After we will calculate the factors of 41949 and 41955 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41949

Prime factors of 41949 are 3, 59, 79. Prime factorization of 41949 in exponential form is:

41949 = 3² × 59¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41955

Prime factors of 41955 are 3, 5, 2797. Prime factorization of 41955 in exponential form is:

41955 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2797¹

Step-3: Factors of 41949

List of positive integer factors of 41949 that divides 41949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 59, 79, 177, 237, 531, 711, 4661, 13983

Step-4: Factors of 41955

List of positive integer factors of 41955 that divides 41949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2797, 8391, 13985

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41949 and 41955. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41949 and 41955 is 3.

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