What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42325 and 42331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42325 and 42331 is 1.

GCF(42325,42331) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42325 and 42331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42325 and 42331.

How to find the GCF of 42325 and 42331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42325 and 42331. After we will calculate the factors of 42325 and 42331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42325

Prime factors of 42325 are 5, 1693. Prime factorization of 42325 in exponential form is:

42325 = 5² × 1693¹

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 42325

List of positive integer factors of 42325 that divides 42325 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 1693, 8465

Step-4: Factors of 42331

List of positive integer factors of 42331 that divides 42325 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42325 and 42331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42325 and 42331 is 1.

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