What is the Greatest Common Factor of 41996 and 42004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 41996 and 42004 is 4.

GCF(41996,42004) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 41996 and 42004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 41996 and 42004.

How to find the GCF of 41996 and 42004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 41996 and 42004. After we will calculate the factors of 41996 and 42004 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 41996

Prime factors of 41996 are 2, 10499. Prime factorization of 41996 in exponential form is:

41996 = 2² × 10499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42004

Prime factors of 42004 are 2, 10501. Prime factorization of 42004 in exponential form is:

42004 = 2² × 10501¹

Step-3: Factors of 41996

List of positive integer factors of 41996 that divides 41996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10499, 20998

Step-4: Factors of 42004

List of positive integer factors of 42004 that divides 41996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10501, 21002

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 41996 and 42004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 41996 and 42004 is 4.

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