What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42456 and 42463?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42456 and 42463 is 1.

GCF(42456,42463) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42456 and 42463, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42456 and 42463.

How to find the GCF of 42456 and 42463?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42456 and 42463. After we will calculate the factors of 42456 and 42463 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42456

Prime factors of 42456 are 2, 3, 29, 61. Prime factorization of 42456 in exponential form is:

42456 = 2³ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42463

Prime factors of 42463 are 42463. Prime factorization of 42463 in exponential form is:

42463 = 42463¹

Step-3: Factors of 42456

List of positive integer factors of 42456 that divides 42456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 61, 87, 116, 122, 174, 183, 232, 244, 348, 366, 488, 696, 732, 1464, 1769, 3538, 5307, 7076, 10614, 14152, 21228

Step-4: Factors of 42463

List of positive integer factors of 42463 that divides 42456 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42456 and 42463. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42456 and 42463 is 1.

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