What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42677 and 42688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42677 and 42688 is 1.

GCF(42677,42688) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42677 and 42688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42677 and 42688.

How to find the GCF of 42677 and 42688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42677 and 42688. After we will calculate the factors of 42677 and 42688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42677

Prime factors of 42677 are 42677. Prime factorization of 42677 in exponential form is:

42677 = 42677¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42688

Prime factors of 42688 are 2, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 42688 in exponential form is:

42688 = 2⁶ × 23¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 42677

List of positive integer factors of 42677 that divides 42677 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42688

List of positive integer factors of 42688 that divides 42677 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 29, 32, 46, 58, 64, 92, 116, 184, 232, 368, 464, 667, 736, 928, 1334, 1472, 1856, 2668, 5336, 10672, 21344

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42677 and 42688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42677 and 42688 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 42677 and 42688