What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42180 and 42187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42180 and 42187 is 1.

GCF(42180,42187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42180 and 42187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42180 and 42187.

How to find the GCF of 42180 and 42187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42180 and 42187. After we will calculate the factors of 42180 and 42187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42180

Prime factors of 42180 are 2, 3, 5, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 42180 in exponential form is:

42180 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42187

Prime factors of 42187 are 42187. Prime factorization of 42187 in exponential form is:

42187 = 42187¹

Step-3: Factors of 42180

List of positive integer factors of 42180 that divides 42180 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 19, 20, 30, 37, 38, 57, 60, 74, 76, 95, 111, 114, 148, 185, 190, 222, 228, 285, 370, 380, 444, 555, 570, 703, 740, 1110, 1140, 1406, 2109, 2220, 2812, 3515, 4218, 7030, 8436, 10545, 14060, 21090

Step-4: Factors of 42187

List of positive integer factors of 42187 that divides 42180 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42180 and 42187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42180 and 42187 is 1.

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