What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42179 and 42190?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42179 and 42190 is 1.

GCF(42179,42190) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42179 and 42190, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42179 and 42190.

How to find the GCF of 42179 and 42190?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42179 and 42190. After we will calculate the factors of 42179 and 42190 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 42190

Prime factors of 42190 are 2, 5, 4219. Prime factorization of 42190 in exponential form is:

42190 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4219¹

Step-3: Factors of 42179

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

Step-4: Factors of 42190

List of positive integer factors of 42190 that divides 42179 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4219, 8438, 21095

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42179 and 42190. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42179 and 42190 is 1.

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