What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42375 and 42393?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42375 and 42393 is 3.

GCF(42375,42393) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42375 and 42393, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42375 and 42393.

How to find the GCF of 42375 and 42393?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42375 and 42393. After we will calculate the factors of 42375 and 42393 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42375

Prime factors of 42375 are 3, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 42375 in exponential form is:

42375 = 3¹ × 5³ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42393

Prime factors of 42393 are 3, 13, 1087. Prime factorization of 42393 in exponential form is:

42393 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1087¹

Step-3: Factors of 42375

List of positive integer factors of 42375 that divides 42375 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 113, 125, 339, 375, 565, 1695, 2825, 8475, 14125

Step-4: Factors of 42393

List of positive integer factors of 42393 that divides 42375 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1087, 3261, 14131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42375 and 42393. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42375 and 42393 is 3.

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