What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42167 and 42179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42167 and 42179 is 1.

GCF(42167,42179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42167 and 42179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42167 and 42179.

How to find the GCF of 42167 and 42179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42167 and 42179. After we will calculate the factors of 42167 and 42179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42167

Prime factors of 42167 are 149, 283. Prime factorization of 42167 in exponential form is:

42167 = 149¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42179

Prime factors of 42179 are 42179. Prime factorization of 42179 in exponential form is:

42179 = 42179¹

Step-3: Factors of 42167

List of positive integer factors of 42167 that divides 42167 without a remainder.

1, 149, 283

Step-4: Factors of 42179

List of positive integer factors of 42179 that divides 42167 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42167 and 42179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42167 and 42179 is 1.

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