What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41988 and 42003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41988 and 42003 is 3.

GCF(41988,42003) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41988 and 42003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41988 and 42003.

How to find the GCF of 41988 and 42003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41988 and 42003. After we will calculate the factors of 41988 and 42003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41988

Prime factors of 41988 are 2, 3, 3499. Prime factorization of 41988 in exponential form is:

41988 = 2² × 3¹ × 3499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42003

Prime factors of 42003 are 3, 13, 359. Prime factorization of 42003 in exponential form is:

42003 = 3² × 13¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 41988

List of positive integer factors of 41988 that divides 41988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3499, 6998, 10497, 13996, 20994

Step-4: Factors of 42003

List of positive integer factors of 42003 that divides 41988 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 117, 359, 1077, 3231, 4667, 14001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41988 and 42003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41988 and 42003 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 41988 and 42003