What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42102 and 42121?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42102 and 42121 is 1.

GCF(42102,42121) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42102 and 42121, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42102 and 42121.

How to find the GCF of 42102 and 42121?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42102 and 42121. After we will calculate the factors of 42102 and 42121 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42102

Prime factors of 42102 are 2, 3, 2339. Prime factorization of 42102 in exponential form is:

42102 = 2¹ × 3² × 2339¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42121

Prime factors of 42121 are 73, 577. Prime factorization of 42121 in exponential form is:

42121 = 73¹ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 42102

List of positive integer factors of 42102 that divides 42102 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2339, 4678, 7017, 14034, 21051

Step-4: Factors of 42121

List of positive integer factors of 42121 that divides 42102 without a remainder.

1, 73, 577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42102 and 42121. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42102 and 42121 is 1.

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