What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4042 and 4057?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4042 and 4057 is 1.

GCF(4042,4057) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4042 and 4057, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4042 and 4057.

How to find the GCF of 4042 and 4057?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4042 and 4057. After we will calculate the factors of 4042 and 4057 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4042

Prime factors of 4042 are 2, 43, 47. Prime factorization of 4042 in exponential form is:

4042 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4057

Prime factors of 4057 are 4057. Prime factorization of 4057 in exponential form is:

4057 = 4057¹

Step-3: Factors of 4042

List of positive integer factors of 4042 that divides 4042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 47, 86, 94, 2021

Step-4: Factors of 4057

List of positive integer factors of 4057 that divides 4042 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4042 and 4057. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4042 and 4057 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4042 and 4057