What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42371 and 42391?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42371 and 42391 is 1.

GCF(42371,42391) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42371 and 42391, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42371 and 42391.

How to find the GCF of 42371 and 42391?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42371 and 42391. After we will calculate the factors of 42371 and 42391 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42371

Prime factors of 42371 are 7, 6053. Prime factorization of 42371 in exponential form is:

42371 = 7¹ × 6053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42391

Prime factors of 42391 are 42391. Prime factorization of 42391 in exponential form is:

42391 = 42391¹

Step-3: Factors of 42371

List of positive integer factors of 42371 that divides 42371 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6053

Step-4: Factors of 42391

List of positive integer factors of 42391 that divides 42371 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42371 and 42391. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42371 and 42391 is 1.

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