What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42132 and 42149?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42132 and 42149 is 1.

GCF(42132,42149) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42132 and 42149, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42132 and 42149.

How to find the GCF of 42132 and 42149?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42132 and 42149. After we will calculate the factors of 42132 and 42149 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42132

Prime factors of 42132 are 2, 3, 3511. Prime factorization of 42132 in exponential form is:

42132 = 2² × 3¹ × 3511¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42149

Prime factors of 42149 are 113, 373. Prime factorization of 42149 in exponential form is:

42149 = 113¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 42132

List of positive integer factors of 42132 that divides 42132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3511, 7022, 10533, 14044, 21066

Step-4: Factors of 42149

List of positive integer factors of 42149 that divides 42132 without a remainder.

1, 113, 373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42132 and 42149. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42132 and 42149 is 1.

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