What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42550 and 42569?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42550 and 42569 is 1.

GCF(42550,42569) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42550 and 42569, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42550 and 42569.

How to find the GCF of 42550 and 42569?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42550 and 42569. After we will calculate the factors of 42550 and 42569 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42550

Prime factors of 42550 are 2, 5, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 42550 in exponential form is:

42550 = 2¹ × 5² × 23¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42569

Prime factors of 42569 are 42569. Prime factorization of 42569 in exponential form is:

42569 = 42569¹

Step-3: Factors of 42550

List of positive integer factors of 42550 that divides 42550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 23, 25, 37, 46, 50, 74, 115, 185, 230, 370, 575, 851, 925, 1150, 1702, 1850, 4255, 8510, 21275

Step-4: Factors of 42569

List of positive integer factors of 42569 that divides 42550 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42550 and 42569. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42550 and 42569 is 1.

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