What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42546 and 42566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42546 and 42566 is 2.

GCF(42546,42566) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42546 and 42566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42546 and 42566.

How to find the GCF of 42546 and 42566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42546 and 42566. After we will calculate the factors of 42546 and 42566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 42566

Prime factors of 42566 are 2, 21283. Prime factorization of 42566 in exponential form is:

42566 = 2¹ × 21283¹

Step-3: Factors of 42546

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 42566

List of positive integer factors of 42566 that divides 42546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 21283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42546 and 42566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42546 and 42566 is 2.

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