What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42282 and 42299?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42282 and 42299 is 1.

GCF(42282,42299) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42282 and 42299, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42282 and 42299.

How to find the GCF of 42282 and 42299?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42282 and 42299. After we will calculate the factors of 42282 and 42299 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42282

Prime factors of 42282 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 42282 in exponential form is:

42282 = 2¹ × 3⁶ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42299

Prime factors of 42299 are 42299. Prime factorization of 42299 in exponential form is:

42299 = 42299¹

Step-3: Factors of 42282

List of positive integer factors of 42282 that divides 42282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 29, 54, 58, 81, 87, 162, 174, 243, 261, 486, 522, 729, 783, 1458, 1566, 2349, 4698, 7047, 14094, 21141

Step-4: Factors of 42299

List of positive integer factors of 42299 that divides 42282 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42282 and 42299. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42282 and 42299 is 1.

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