What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42111 and 42131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42111 and 42131 is 1.

GCF(42111,42131) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42111 and 42131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42111 and 42131.

How to find the GCF of 42111 and 42131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42111 and 42131. After we will calculate the factors of 42111 and 42131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42111

Prime factors of 42111 are 3, 4679. Prime factorization of 42111 in exponential form is:

42111 = 3² × 4679¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42131

Prime factors of 42131 are 42131. Prime factorization of 42131 in exponential form is:

42131 = 42131¹

Step-3: Factors of 42111

List of positive integer factors of 42111 that divides 42111 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4679, 14037

Step-4: Factors of 42131

List of positive integer factors of 42131 that divides 42111 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42111 and 42131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42111 and 42131 is 1.

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