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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41982 and 41994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41982 and 41994 is 6.

GCF(41982,41994) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41982 and 41994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41982 and 41994.

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How to find the GCF of 41982 and 41994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41982 and 41994. After we will calculate the factors of 41982 and 41994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41982

Prime factors of 41982 are 2, 3, 6997. Prime factorization of 41982 in exponential form is:

41982 = 21 × 31 × 69971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41994

Prime factors of 41994 are 2, 3, 2333. Prime factorization of 41994 in exponential form is:

41994 = 21 × 32 × 23331

Step-3: Factors of 41982

List of positive integer factors of 41982 that divides 41982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6997, 13994, 20991

Step-4: Factors of 41994

List of positive integer factors of 41994 that divides 41982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2333, 4666, 6999, 13998, 20997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41982 and 41994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41982 and 41994 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41982 and 41994