What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42031 and 42043?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42031 and 42043 is 1.

GCF(42031,42043) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42031 and 42043, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42031 and 42043.

How to find the GCF of 42031 and 42043?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42031 and 42043. After we will calculate the factors of 42031 and 42043 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42031

Prime factors of 42031 are 11, 3821. Prime factorization of 42031 in exponential form is:

42031 = 11¹ × 3821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42043

Prime factors of 42043 are 42043. Prime factorization of 42043 in exponential form is:

42043 = 42043¹

Step-3: Factors of 42031

List of positive integer factors of 42031 that divides 42031 without a remainder.

1, 11, 3821

Step-4: Factors of 42043

List of positive integer factors of 42043 that divides 42031 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42031 and 42043. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42031 and 42043 is 1.

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