What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42086 and 42094?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42086 and 42094 is 2.

GCF(42086,42094) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42086 and 42094, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42086 and 42094.

How to find the GCF of 42086 and 42094?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42086 and 42094. After we will calculate the factors of 42086 and 42094 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42086

Prime factors of 42086 are 2, 11, 1913. Prime factorization of 42086 in exponential form is:

42086 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1913¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42094

Prime factors of 42094 are 2, 13, 1619. Prime factorization of 42094 in exponential form is:

42094 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1619¹

Step-3: Factors of 42086

List of positive integer factors of 42086 that divides 42086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1913, 3826, 21043

Step-4: Factors of 42094

List of positive integer factors of 42094 that divides 42086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1619, 3238, 21047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42086 and 42094. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42086 and 42094 is 2.

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