What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41967 and 41978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41967 and 41978 is 1.

GCF(41967,41978) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41967 and 41978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41967 and 41978.

How to find the GCF of 41967 and 41978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41967 and 41978. After we will calculate the factors of 41967 and 41978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41967

Prime factors of 41967 are 3, 4663. Prime factorization of 41967 in exponential form is:

41967 = 3² × 4663¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41978

Prime factors of 41978 are 2, 139, 151. Prime factorization of 41978 in exponential form is:

41978 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 41967

List of positive integer factors of 41967 that divides 41967 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4663, 13989

Step-4: Factors of 41978

List of positive integer factors of 41978 that divides 41967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 151, 278, 302, 20989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41967 and 41978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41967 and 41978 is 1.

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