What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42126 and 42133?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42126 and 42133 is 7.

GCF(42126,42133) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42126 and 42133, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42126 and 42133.

How to find the GCF of 42126 and 42133?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42126 and 42133. After we will calculate the factors of 42126 and 42133 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42126

Prime factors of 42126 are 2, 3, 7, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 42126 in exponential form is:

42126 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42133

Prime factors of 42133 are 7, 13, 463. Prime factorization of 42133 in exponential form is:

42133 = 7¹ × 13¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 42126

List of positive integer factors of 42126 that divides 42126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 17, 21, 34, 42, 51, 59, 102, 118, 119, 177, 238, 354, 357, 413, 714, 826, 1003, 1239, 2006, 2478, 3009, 6018, 7021, 14042, 21063

Step-4: Factors of 42133

List of positive integer factors of 42133 that divides 42126 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 91, 463, 3241, 6019

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42126 and 42133. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42126 and 42133 is 7.

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