What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42071 and 42087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42071 and 42087 is 1.

GCF(42071,42087) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42071 and 42087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42071 and 42087.

How to find the GCF of 42071 and 42087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42071 and 42087. After we will calculate the factors of 42071 and 42087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42071

Prime factors of 42071 are 42071. Prime factorization of 42071 in exponential form is:

42071 = 42071¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42087

Prime factors of 42087 are 3, 14029. Prime factorization of 42087 in exponential form is:

42087 = 3¹ × 14029¹

Step-3: Factors of 42071

List of positive integer factors of 42071 that divides 42071 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42087

List of positive integer factors of 42087 that divides 42071 without a remainder.

1, 3, 14029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42071 and 42087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42071 and 42087 is 1.

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