What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42342 and 42346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42342 and 42346 is 2.

GCF(42342,42346) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42342 and 42346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42342 and 42346.

How to find the GCF of 42342 and 42346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42342 and 42346. After we will calculate the factors of 42342 and 42346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42342

Prime factors of 42342 are 2, 3, 7057. Prime factorization of 42342 in exponential form is:

42342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7057¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42346

Prime factors of 42346 are 2, 31, 683. Prime factorization of 42346 in exponential form is:

42346 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 683¹

Step-3: Factors of 42342

List of positive integer factors of 42342 that divides 42342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7057, 14114, 21171

Step-4: Factors of 42346

List of positive integer factors of 42346 that divides 42342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 683, 1366, 21173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42342 and 42346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42342 and 42346 is 2.

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