What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41970 and 41981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41970 and 41981 is 1.

GCF(41970,41981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41970 and 41981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41970 and 41981.

How to find the GCF of 41970 and 41981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41970 and 41981. After we will calculate the factors of 41970 and 41981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41970

Prime factors of 41970 are 2, 3, 5, 1399. Prime factorization of 41970 in exponential form is:

41970 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41981

Prime factors of 41981 are 41981. Prime factorization of 41981 in exponential form is:

41981 = 41981¹

Step-3: Factors of 41970

List of positive integer factors of 41970 that divides 41970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1399, 2798, 4197, 6995, 8394, 13990, 20985

Step-4: Factors of 41981

List of positive integer factors of 41981 that divides 41970 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41970 and 41981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41970 and 41981 is 1.

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