What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42066 and 42080?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42066 and 42080 is 2.

GCF(42066,42080) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42066 and 42080, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42066 and 42080.

How to find the GCF of 42066 and 42080?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42066 and 42080. After we will calculate the factors of 42066 and 42080 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42066

Prime factors of 42066 are 2, 3, 19, 41. Prime factorization of 42066 in exponential form is:

42066 = 2¹ × 3³ × 19¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42080

Prime factors of 42080 are 2, 5, 263. Prime factorization of 42080 in exponential form is:

42080 = 2⁵ × 5¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 42066

List of positive integer factors of 42066 that divides 42066 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 27, 38, 41, 54, 57, 82, 114, 123, 171, 246, 342, 369, 513, 738, 779, 1026, 1107, 1558, 2214, 2337, 4674, 7011, 14022, 21033

Step-4: Factors of 42080

List of positive integer factors of 42080 that divides 42066 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 80, 160, 263, 526, 1052, 1315, 2104, 2630, 4208, 5260, 8416, 10520, 21040

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42066 and 42080. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42066 and 42080 is 2.

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