What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41987 and 41999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41987 and 41999 is 1.

GCF(41987,41999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41987 and 41999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41987 and 41999.

How to find the GCF of 41987 and 41999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41987 and 41999. After we will calculate the factors of 41987 and 41999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41987

Prime factors of 41987 are 11, 347. Prime factorization of 41987 in exponential form is:

41987 = 11² × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41999

Prime factors of 41999 are 41999. Prime factorization of 41999 in exponential form is:

41999 = 41999¹

Step-3: Factors of 41987

List of positive integer factors of 41987 that divides 41987 without a remainder.

1, 11, 121, 347, 3817

Step-4: Factors of 41999

List of positive integer factors of 41999 that divides 41987 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41987 and 41999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41987 and 41999 is 1.

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