What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42391 and 42397?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42391 and 42397 is 1.

GCF(42391,42397) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42391 and 42397, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42391 and 42397.

How to find the GCF of 42391 and 42397?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42391 and 42397. After we will calculate the factors of 42391 and 42397 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42391

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

42391 = 42391¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42397

Prime factors of 42397 are 42397. Prime factorization of 42397 in exponential form is:

42397 = 42397¹

Step-3: Factors of 42391

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

Step-4: Factors of 42397

List of positive integer factors of 42397 that divides 42391 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42391 and 42397. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42391 and 42397 is 1.

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