What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42152 and 42163?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42152 and 42163 is 11.

GCF(42152,42163) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42152 and 42163, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42152 and 42163.

How to find the GCF of 42152 and 42163?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42152 and 42163. After we will calculate the factors of 42152 and 42163 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42152

Prime factors of 42152 are 2, 11, 479. Prime factorization of 42152 in exponential form is:

42152 = 2³ × 11¹ × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42163

Prime factors of 42163 are 11, 3833. Prime factorization of 42163 in exponential form is:

42163 = 11¹ × 3833¹

Step-3: Factors of 42152

List of positive integer factors of 42152 that divides 42152 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 479, 958, 1916, 3832, 5269, 10538, 21076

Step-4: Factors of 42163

List of positive integer factors of 42163 that divides 42152 without a remainder.

1, 11, 3833

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42152 and 42163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42152 and 42163 is 11.

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