What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42084 and 42092?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42084 and 42092 is 4.

GCF(42084,42092) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42084 and 42092, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42084 and 42092.

How to find the GCF of 42084 and 42092?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42084 and 42092. After we will calculate the factors of 42084 and 42092 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42084

Prime factors of 42084 are 2, 3, 7, 167. Prime factorization of 42084 in exponential form is:

42084 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42092

Prime factors of 42092 are 2, 17, 619. Prime factorization of 42092 in exponential form is:

42092 = 2² × 17¹ × 619¹

Step-3: Factors of 42084

List of positive integer factors of 42084 that divides 42084 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 167, 252, 334, 501, 668, 1002, 1169, 1503, 2004, 2338, 3006, 3507, 4676, 6012, 7014, 10521, 14028, 21042

Step-4: Factors of 42092

List of positive integer factors of 42092 that divides 42084 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 619, 1238, 2476, 10523, 21046

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42084 and 42092. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42084 and 42092 is 4.

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