What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42571 and 42584?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42571 and 42584 is 1.

GCF(42571,42584) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42571 and 42584, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42571 and 42584.

How to find the GCF of 42571 and 42584?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42571 and 42584. After we will calculate the factors of 42571 and 42584 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42571

Prime factors of 42571 are 42571. Prime factorization of 42571 in exponential form is:

42571 = 42571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42584

Prime factors of 42584 are 2, 5323. Prime factorization of 42584 in exponential form is:

42584 = 2³ × 5323¹

Step-3: Factors of 42571

List of positive integer factors of 42571 that divides 42571 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42584

List of positive integer factors of 42584 that divides 42571 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5323, 10646, 21292

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42571 and 42584. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42571 and 42584 is 1.

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