What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2142 and 2159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2142 and 2159 is 17.

GCF(2142,2159) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2142 and 2159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2142 and 2159.

How to find the GCF of 2142 and 2159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2142 and 2159. After we will calculate the factors of 2142 and 2159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2142

Prime factors of 2142 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 2142 in exponential form is:

2142 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2159

Prime factors of 2159 are 17, 127. Prime factorization of 2159 in exponential form is:

2159 = 17¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 2142

List of positive integer factors of 2142 that divides 2142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 17, 18, 21, 34, 42, 51, 63, 102, 119, 126, 153, 238, 306, 357, 714, 1071

Step-4: Factors of 2159

List of positive integer factors of 2159 that divides 2142 without a remainder.

1, 17, 127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2142 and 2159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2142 and 2159 is 17.

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