What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42533 and 42546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42533 and 42546 is 1.

GCF(42533,42546) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42533 and 42546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42533 and 42546.

How to find the GCF of 42533 and 42546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42533 and 42546. After we will calculate the factors of 42533 and 42546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42533

Prime factors of 42533 are 42533. Prime factorization of 42533 in exponential form is:

42533 = 42533¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42546

Prime factors of 42546 are 2, 3, 7, 1013. Prime factorization of 42546 in exponential form is:

42546 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1013¹

Step-3: Factors of 42533

List of positive integer factors of 42533 that divides 42533 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42546

List of positive integer factors of 42546 that divides 42533 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1013, 2026, 3039, 6078, 7091, 14182, 21273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42533 and 42546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42533 and 42546 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 42533 and 42546