What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42642 and 42659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42642 and 42659 is 1.

GCF(42642,42659) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42642 and 42659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42642 and 42659.

How to find the GCF of 42642 and 42659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42642 and 42659. After we will calculate the factors of 42642 and 42659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42642

Prime factors of 42642 are 2, 3, 23, 103. Prime factorization of 42642 in exponential form is:

42642 = 2¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42659

Prime factors of 42659 are 29, 1471. Prime factorization of 42659 in exponential form is:

42659 = 29¹ × 1471¹

Step-3: Factors of 42642

List of positive integer factors of 42642 that divides 42642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 23, 46, 69, 103, 138, 206, 207, 309, 414, 618, 927, 1854, 2369, 4738, 7107, 14214, 21321

Step-4: Factors of 42659

List of positive integer factors of 42659 that divides 42642 without a remainder.

1, 29, 1471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42642 and 42659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42642 and 42659 is 1.

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