What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42078 and 42093?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42078 and 42093 is 3.

GCF(42078,42093) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42078 and 42093, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42078 and 42093.

How to find the GCF of 42078 and 42093?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42078 and 42093. After we will calculate the factors of 42078 and 42093 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42078

Prime factors of 42078 are 2, 3, 7013. Prime factorization of 42078 in exponential form is:

42078 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7013¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42093

Prime factors of 42093 are 3, 1559. Prime factorization of 42093 in exponential form is:

42093 = 3³ × 1559¹

Step-3: Factors of 42078

List of positive integer factors of 42078 that divides 42078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7013, 14026, 21039

Step-4: Factors of 42093

List of positive integer factors of 42093 that divides 42078 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1559, 4677, 14031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42078 and 42093. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42078 and 42093 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 42078 and 42093