What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42060 and 42073?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42060 and 42073 is 1.

GCF(42060,42073) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42060 and 42073, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42060 and 42073.

How to find the GCF of 42060 and 42073?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42060 and 42073. After we will calculate the factors of 42060 and 42073 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42060

Prime factors of 42060 are 2, 3, 5, 701. Prime factorization of 42060 in exponential form is:

42060 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42073

Prime factors of 42073 are 42073. Prime factorization of 42073 in exponential form is:

42073 = 42073¹

Step-3: Factors of 42060

List of positive integer factors of 42060 that divides 42060 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 701, 1402, 2103, 2804, 3505, 4206, 7010, 8412, 10515, 14020, 21030

Step-4: Factors of 42073

List of positive integer factors of 42073 that divides 42060 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42060 and 42073. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42060 and 42073 is 1.

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