What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42611 and 42618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42611 and 42618 is 1.

GCF(42611,42618) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42611 and 42618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42611 and 42618.

How to find the GCF of 42611 and 42618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42611 and 42618. After we will calculate the factors of 42611 and 42618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42611

Prime factors of 42611 are 42611. Prime factorization of 42611 in exponential form is:

42611 = 42611¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42618

Prime factors of 42618 are 2, 3, 7103. Prime factorization of 42618 in exponential form is:

42618 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7103¹

Step-3: Factors of 42611

List of positive integer factors of 42611 that divides 42611 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42618

List of positive integer factors of 42618 that divides 42611 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7103, 14206, 21309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42611 and 42618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42611 and 42618 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 42611 and 42618