What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41979 and 41985?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41979 and 41985 is 3.

GCF(41979,41985) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41979 and 41985, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41979 and 41985.

How to find the GCF of 41979 and 41985?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41979 and 41985. After we will calculate the factors of 41979 and 41985 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41979

Prime factors of 41979 are 3, 7, 1999. Prime factorization of 41979 in exponential form is:

41979 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41985

Prime factors of 41985 are 3, 5, 311. Prime factorization of 41985 in exponential form is:

41985 = 3³ × 5¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 41979

List of positive integer factors of 41979 that divides 41979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1999, 5997, 13993

Step-4: Factors of 41985

List of positive integer factors of 41985 that divides 41979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 311, 933, 1555, 2799, 4665, 8397, 13995

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41979 and 41985. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41979 and 41985 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41979 and 41985