What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42162 and 42169?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42162 and 42169 is 1.

GCF(42162,42169) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42162 and 42169, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42162 and 42169.

How to find the GCF of 42162 and 42169?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42162 and 42169. After we will calculate the factors of 42162 and 42169 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42162

Prime factors of 42162 are 2, 3, 7027. Prime factorization of 42162 in exponential form is:

42162 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42169

Prime factors of 42169 are 42169. Prime factorization of 42169 in exponential form is:

42169 = 42169¹

Step-3: Factors of 42162

List of positive integer factors of 42162 that divides 42162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7027, 14054, 21081

Step-4: Factors of 42169

List of positive integer factors of 42169 that divides 42162 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42162 and 42169. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42162 and 42169 is 1.

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