What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41982 and 41997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41982 and 41997 is 3.

GCF(41982,41997) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41982 and 41997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41982 and 41997.

How to find the GCF of 41982 and 41997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41982 and 41997. After we will calculate the factors of 41982 and 41997 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 41997

Prime factors of 41997 are 3, 13999. Prime factorization of 41997 in exponential form is:

41997 = 3¹ × 13999¹

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 41997

List of positive integer factors of 41997 that divides 41982 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41982 and 41997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41982 and 41997 is 3.

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