What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42179 and 42183?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42179 and 42183 is 1.

GCF(42179,42183) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42179 and 42183, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42179 and 42183.

How to find the GCF of 42179 and 42183?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42179 and 42183. After we will calculate the factors of 42179 and 42183 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42179

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

42179 = 42179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42183

Prime factors of 42183 are 3, 43, 109. Prime factorization of 42183 in exponential form is:

42183 = 3² × 43¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 42179

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

Step-4: Factors of 42183

List of positive integer factors of 42183 that divides 42179 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 109, 129, 327, 387, 981, 4687, 14061

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42179 and 42183. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42179 and 42183 is 1.

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