What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10042 and 10060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10042 and 10060 is 2.

GCF(10042,10060) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10042 and 10060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10042 and 10060.

How to find the GCF of 10042 and 10060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10042 and 10060. After we will calculate the factors of 10042 and 10060 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10042

Prime factors of 10042 are 2, 5021. Prime factorization of 10042 in exponential form is:

10042 = 2¹ × 5021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10060

Prime factors of 10060 are 2, 5, 503. Prime factorization of 10060 in exponential form is:

10060 = 2² × 5¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 10042

List of positive integer factors of 10042 that divides 10042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5021

Step-4: Factors of 10060

List of positive integer factors of 10060 that divides 10042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 503, 1006, 2012, 2515, 5030

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10042 and 10060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10042 and 10060 is 2.

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