What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42184 and 42203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42184 and 42203 is 1.

GCF(42184,42203) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42184 and 42203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42184 and 42203.

How to find the GCF of 42184 and 42203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42184 and 42203. After we will calculate the factors of 42184 and 42203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42184

Prime factors of 42184 are 2, 5273. Prime factorization of 42184 in exponential form is:

42184 = 2³ × 5273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42203

Prime factors of 42203 are 7, 6029. Prime factorization of 42203 in exponential form is:

42203 = 7¹ × 6029¹

Step-3: Factors of 42184

List of positive integer factors of 42184 that divides 42184 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5273, 10546, 21092

Step-4: Factors of 42203

List of positive integer factors of 42203 that divides 42184 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42184 and 42203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42184 and 42203 is 1.

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