What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42318 and 42323?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42318 and 42323 is 1.

GCF(42318,42323) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42318 and 42323, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42318 and 42323.

How to find the GCF of 42318 and 42323?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42318 and 42323. After we will calculate the factors of 42318 and 42323 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42318

Prime factors of 42318 are 2, 3, 2351. Prime factorization of 42318 in exponential form is:

42318 = 2¹ × 3² × 2351¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42323

Prime factors of 42323 are 42323. Prime factorization of 42323 in exponential form is:

42323 = 42323¹

Step-3: Factors of 42318

List of positive integer factors of 42318 that divides 42318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2351, 4702, 7053, 14106, 21159

Step-4: Factors of 42323

List of positive integer factors of 42323 that divides 42318 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42318 and 42323. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42318 and 42323 is 1.

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