What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42044 and 42051?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42044 and 42051 is 1.

GCF(42044,42051) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42044 and 42051, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42044 and 42051.

How to find the GCF of 42044 and 42051?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42044 and 42051. After we will calculate the factors of 42044 and 42051 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42044

Prime factors of 42044 are 2, 23, 457. Prime factorization of 42044 in exponential form is:

42044 = 2² × 23¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42051

Prime factors of 42051 are 3, 107, 131. Prime factorization of 42051 in exponential form is:

42051 = 3¹ × 107¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 42044

List of positive integer factors of 42044 that divides 42044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 457, 914, 1828, 10511, 21022

Step-4: Factors of 42051

List of positive integer factors of 42051 that divides 42044 without a remainder.

1, 3, 107, 131, 321, 393, 14017

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42044 and 42051. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42044 and 42051 is 1.

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