What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4242 and 4253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4242 and 4253 is 1.

GCF(4242,4253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4242 and 4253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4242 and 4253.

How to find the GCF of 4242 and 4253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4242 and 4253. After we will calculate the factors of 4242 and 4253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4242

Prime factors of 4242 are 2, 3, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 4242 in exponential form is:

4242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4253

Prime factors of 4253 are 4253. Prime factorization of 4253 in exponential form is:

4253 = 4253¹

Step-3: Factors of 4242

List of positive integer factors of 4242 that divides 4242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 101, 202, 303, 606, 707, 1414, 2121

Step-4: Factors of 4253

List of positive integer factors of 4253 that divides 4242 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4242 and 4253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4242 and 4253 is 1.

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