What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42312 and 42331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42312 and 42331 is 1.

GCF(42312,42331) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42312 and 42331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42312 and 42331.

How to find the GCF of 42312 and 42331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42312 and 42331. After we will calculate the factors of 42312 and 42331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42312

Prime factors of 42312 are 2, 3, 41, 43. Prime factorization of 42312 in exponential form is:

42312 = 2³ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42331

Prime factors of 42331 are 42331. Prime factorization of 42331 in exponential form is:

42331 = 42331¹

Step-3: Factors of 42312

List of positive integer factors of 42312 that divides 42312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 41, 43, 82, 86, 123, 129, 164, 172, 246, 258, 328, 344, 492, 516, 984, 1032, 1763, 3526, 5289, 7052, 10578, 14104, 21156

Step-4: Factors of 42331

List of positive integer factors of 42331 that divides 42312 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42312 and 42331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42312 and 42331 is 1.

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