What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42059 and 42075?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42059 and 42075 is 1.

GCF(42059,42075) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42059 and 42075, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42059 and 42075.

How to find the GCF of 42059 and 42075?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42059 and 42075. After we will calculate the factors of 42059 and 42075 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42059

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

42059 = 137¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42075

Prime factors of 42075 are 3, 5, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 42075 in exponential form is:

42075 = 3² × 5² × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 42059

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

1, 137, 307

Step-4: Factors of 42075

List of positive integer factors of 42075 that divides 42059 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 25, 33, 45, 51, 55, 75, 85, 99, 153, 165, 187, 225, 255, 275, 425, 495, 561, 765, 825, 935, 1275, 1683, 2475, 2805, 3825, 4675, 8415, 14025

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42059 and 42075. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42059 and 42075 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 42059 and 42075