What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42641 and 42646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42641 and 42646 is 1.

GCF(42641,42646) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42641 and 42646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42641 and 42646.

How to find the GCF of 42641 and 42646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42641 and 42646. After we will calculate the factors of 42641 and 42646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42641

Prime factors of 42641 are 42641. Prime factorization of 42641 in exponential form is:

42641 = 42641¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42646

Prime factors of 42646 are 2, 21323. Prime factorization of 42646 in exponential form is:

42646 = 2¹ × 21323¹

Step-3: Factors of 42641

List of positive integer factors of 42641 that divides 42641 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42646

List of positive integer factors of 42646 that divides 42641 without a remainder.

1, 2, 21323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42641 and 42646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42641 and 42646 is 1.

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