What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42127 and 42142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42127 and 42142 is 1.

GCF(42127,42142) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42127 and 42142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42127 and 42142.

How to find the GCF of 42127 and 42142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42127 and 42142. After we will calculate the factors of 42127 and 42142 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 42142

Prime factors of 42142 are 2, 19, 1109. Prime factorization of 42142 in exponential form is:

42142 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1109¹

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 42142

List of positive integer factors of 42142 that divides 42127 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1109, 2218, 21071

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42127 and 42142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42127 and 42142 is 1.

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