What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42289 and 42293?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42289 and 42293 is 1.

GCF(42289,42293) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42289 and 42293, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42289 and 42293.

How to find the GCF of 42289 and 42293?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42289 and 42293. After we will calculate the factors of 42289 and 42293 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42289

Prime factors of 42289 are 13, 3253. Prime factorization of 42289 in exponential form is:

42289 = 13¹ × 3253¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42293

Prime factors of 42293 are 42293. Prime factorization of 42293 in exponential form is:

42293 = 42293¹

Step-3: Factors of 42289

List of positive integer factors of 42289 that divides 42289 without a remainder.

1, 13, 3253

Step-4: Factors of 42293

List of positive integer factors of 42293 that divides 42289 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42289 and 42293. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42289 and 42293 is 1.

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