What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42125 and 42141?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42125 and 42141 is 1.

GCF(42125,42141) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42125 and 42141, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42125 and 42141.

How to find the GCF of 42125 and 42141?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42125 and 42141. After we will calculate the factors of 42125 and 42141 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42125

Prime factors of 42125 are 5, 337. Prime factorization of 42125 in exponential form is:

42125 = 5³ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42141

Prime factors of 42141 are 3, 11, 1277. Prime factorization of 42141 in exponential form is:

42141 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1277¹

Step-3: Factors of 42125

List of positive integer factors of 42125 that divides 42125 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 125, 337, 1685, 8425

Step-4: Factors of 42141

List of positive integer factors of 42141 that divides 42125 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1277, 3831, 14047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42125 and 42141. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42125 and 42141 is 1.

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