What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42128 and 42143?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42128 and 42143 is 1.

GCF(42128,42143) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42128 and 42143, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42128 and 42143.

How to find the GCF of 42128 and 42143?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42128 and 42143. After we will calculate the factors of 42128 and 42143 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42128

Prime factors of 42128 are 2, 2633. Prime factorization of 42128 in exponential form is:

42128 = 2⁴ × 2633¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42143

Prime factors of 42143 are 17, 37, 67. Prime factorization of 42143 in exponential form is:

42143 = 17¹ × 37¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 42128

List of positive integer factors of 42128 that divides 42128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2633, 5266, 10532, 21064

Step-4: Factors of 42143

List of positive integer factors of 42143 that divides 42128 without a remainder.

1, 17, 37, 67, 629, 1139, 2479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42128 and 42143. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42128 and 42143 is 1.

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