What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42426 and 42431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42426 and 42431 is 1.

GCF(42426,42431) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42426 and 42431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42426 and 42431.

How to find the GCF of 42426 and 42431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42426 and 42431. After we will calculate the factors of 42426 and 42431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42426

Prime factors of 42426 are 2, 3, 2357. Prime factorization of 42426 in exponential form is:

42426 = 2¹ × 3² × 2357¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42431

Prime factors of 42431 are 151, 281. Prime factorization of 42431 in exponential form is:

42431 = 151¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 42426

List of positive integer factors of 42426 that divides 42426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2357, 4714, 7071, 14142, 21213

Step-4: Factors of 42431

List of positive integer factors of 42431 that divides 42426 without a remainder.

1, 151, 281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42426 and 42431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42426 and 42431 is 1.

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