What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42127 and 42131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42127 and 42131 is 1.

GCF(42127,42131) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42127 and 42131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42127 and 42131.

How to find the GCF of 42127 and 42131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42127 and 42131. After we will calculate the factors of 42127 and 42131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42127

Prime factors of 42127 are 103, 409. Prime factorization of 42127 in exponential form is:

42127 = 103¹ × 409¹

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 42127

List of positive integer factors of 42127 that divides 42127 without a remainder.

1, 103, 409

Step-4: Factors of 42131

List of positive integer factors of 42131 that divides 42127 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42127 and 42131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42127 and 42131 is 1.

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