What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42385 and 42389?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42385 and 42389 is 1.

GCF(42385,42389) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42385 and 42389, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42385 and 42389.

How to find the GCF of 42385 and 42389?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42385 and 42389. After we will calculate the factors of 42385 and 42389 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42385

Prime factors of 42385 are 5, 7, 173. Prime factorization of 42385 in exponential form is:

42385 = 5¹ × 7² × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42389

Prime factors of 42389 are 19, 23, 97. Prime factorization of 42389 in exponential form is:

42389 = 19¹ × 23¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 42385

List of positive integer factors of 42385 that divides 42385 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 49, 173, 245, 865, 1211, 6055, 8477

Step-4: Factors of 42389

List of positive integer factors of 42389 that divides 42385 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23, 97, 437, 1843, 2231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42385 and 42389. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42385 and 42389 is 1.

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