What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41972 and 41983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41972 and 41983 is 1.

GCF(41972,41983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41972 and 41983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41972 and 41983.

How to find the GCF of 41972 and 41983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41972 and 41983. After we will calculate the factors of 41972 and 41983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41972

Prime factors of 41972 are 2, 7, 1499. Prime factorization of 41972 in exponential form is:

41972 = 2² × 7¹ × 1499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41983

Prime factors of 41983 are 41983. Prime factorization of 41983 in exponential form is:

41983 = 41983¹

Step-3: Factors of 41972

List of positive integer factors of 41972 that divides 41972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1499, 2998, 5996, 10493, 20986

Step-4: Factors of 41983

List of positive integer factors of 41983 that divides 41972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41972 and 41983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41972 and 41983 is 1.

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