What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42529 and 42545?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42529 and 42545 is 1.

GCF(42529,42545) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42529 and 42545, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42529 and 42545.

How to find the GCF of 42529 and 42545?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42529 and 42545. After we will calculate the factors of 42529 and 42545 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42529

Prime factors of 42529 are 71, 599. Prime factorization of 42529 in exponential form is:

42529 = 71¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42545

Prime factors of 42545 are 5, 67, 127. Prime factorization of 42545 in exponential form is:

42545 = 5¹ × 67¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 42529

List of positive integer factors of 42529 that divides 42529 without a remainder.

1, 71, 599

Step-4: Factors of 42545

List of positive integer factors of 42545 that divides 42529 without a remainder.

1, 5, 67, 127, 335, 635, 8509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42529 and 42545. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42529 and 42545 is 1.

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