What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42231 and 42249?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42231 and 42249 is 3.

GCF(42231,42249) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42231 and 42249, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42231 and 42249.

How to find the GCF of 42231 and 42249?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42231 and 42249. After we will calculate the factors of 42231 and 42249 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42231

Prime factors of 42231 are 3, 7, 2011. Prime factorization of 42231 in exponential form is:

42231 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2011¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42249

Prime factors of 42249 are 3, 14083. Prime factorization of 42249 in exponential form is:

42249 = 3¹ × 14083¹

Step-3: Factors of 42231

List of positive integer factors of 42231 that divides 42231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2011, 6033, 14077

Step-4: Factors of 42249

List of positive integer factors of 42249 that divides 42231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 14083

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42231 and 42249. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42231 and 42249 is 3.

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