What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42396 and 42409?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42396 and 42409 is 1.

GCF(42396,42409) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42396 and 42409, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42396 and 42409.

How to find the GCF of 42396 and 42409?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42396 and 42409. After we will calculate the factors of 42396 and 42409 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42396

Prime factors of 42396 are 2, 3, 3533. Prime factorization of 42396 in exponential form is:

42396 = 2² × 3¹ × 3533¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42409

Prime factors of 42409 are 42409. Prime factorization of 42409 in exponential form is:

42409 = 42409¹

Step-3: Factors of 42396

List of positive integer factors of 42396 that divides 42396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3533, 7066, 10599, 14132, 21198

Step-4: Factors of 42409

List of positive integer factors of 42409 that divides 42396 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42396 and 42409. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42396 and 42409 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 42396 and 42409