What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42360 and 42373?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42360 and 42373 is 1.

GCF(42360,42373) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42360 and 42373, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42360 and 42373.

How to find the GCF of 42360 and 42373?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42360 and 42373. After we will calculate the factors of 42360 and 42373 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42360

Prime factors of 42360 are 2, 3, 5, 353. Prime factorization of 42360 in exponential form is:

42360 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42373

Prime factors of 42373 are 42373. Prime factorization of 42373 in exponential form is:

42373 = 42373¹

Step-3: Factors of 42360

List of positive integer factors of 42360 that divides 42360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 353, 706, 1059, 1412, 1765, 2118, 2824, 3530, 4236, 5295, 7060, 8472, 10590, 14120, 21180

Step-4: Factors of 42373

List of positive integer factors of 42373 that divides 42360 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42360 and 42373. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42360 and 42373 is 1.

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