What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42043 and 42059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42043 and 42059 is 1.

GCF(42043,42059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42043 and 42059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42043 and 42059.

How to find the GCF of 42043 and 42059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42043 and 42059. After we will calculate the factors of 42043 and 42059 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42043

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

42043 = 42043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42059

Prime factors of 42059 are 137, 307. Prime factorization of 42059 in exponential form is:

42059 = 137¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 42043

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

Step-4: Factors of 42059

List of positive integer factors of 42059 that divides 42043 without a remainder.

1, 137, 307

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42043 and 42059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42043 and 42059 is 1.

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