What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42691 and 42709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42691 and 42709 is 1.

GCF(42691,42709) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42691 and 42709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42691 and 42709.

How to find the GCF of 42691 and 42709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42691 and 42709. After we will calculate the factors of 42691 and 42709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42691

Prime factors of 42691 are 11, 3881. Prime factorization of 42691 in exponential form is:

42691 = 11¹ × 3881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42709

Prime factors of 42709 are 42709. Prime factorization of 42709 in exponential form is:

42709 = 42709¹

Step-3: Factors of 42691

List of positive integer factors of 42691 that divides 42691 without a remainder.

1, 11, 3881

Step-4: Factors of 42709

List of positive integer factors of 42709 that divides 42691 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42691 and 42709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42691 and 42709 is 1.

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