What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42706 and 42723?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42706 and 42723 is 1.

GCF(42706,42723) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42706 and 42723, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42706 and 42723.

How to find the GCF of 42706 and 42723?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42706 and 42723. After we will calculate the factors of 42706 and 42723 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42706

Prime factors of 42706 are 2, 131, 163. Prime factorization of 42706 in exponential form is:

42706 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42723

Prime factors of 42723 are 3, 47, 101. Prime factorization of 42723 in exponential form is:

42723 = 3² × 47¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 42706

List of positive integer factors of 42706 that divides 42706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 163, 262, 326, 21353

Step-4: Factors of 42723

List of positive integer factors of 42723 that divides 42706 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 47, 101, 141, 303, 423, 909, 4747, 14241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42706 and 42723. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42706 and 42723 is 1.

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