What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42598 and 42604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42598 and 42604 is 2.

GCF(42598,42604) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42598 and 42604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42598 and 42604.

How to find the GCF of 42598 and 42604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42598 and 42604. After we will calculate the factors of 42598 and 42604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42598

Prime factors of 42598 are 2, 19, 59. Prime factorization of 42598 in exponential form is:

42598 = 2¹ × 19² × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42604

Prime factors of 42604 are 2, 10651. Prime factorization of 42604 in exponential form is:

42604 = 2² × 10651¹

Step-3: Factors of 42598

List of positive integer factors of 42598 that divides 42598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 361, 722, 1121, 2242, 21299

Step-4: Factors of 42604

List of positive integer factors of 42604 that divides 42598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 10651, 21302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42598 and 42604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42598 and 42604 is 2.

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