What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42781 and 42793?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42781 and 42793 is 1.

GCF(42781,42793) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42781 and 42793, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42781 and 42793.

How to find the GCF of 42781 and 42793?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42781 and 42793. After we will calculate the factors of 42781 and 42793 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42781

Prime factors of 42781 are 179, 239. Prime factorization of 42781 in exponential form is:

42781 = 179¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42793

Prime factors of 42793 are 42793. Prime factorization of 42793 in exponential form is:

42793 = 42793¹

Step-3: Factors of 42781

List of positive integer factors of 42781 that divides 42781 without a remainder.

1, 179, 239

Step-4: Factors of 42793

List of positive integer factors of 42793 that divides 42781 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42781 and 42793. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42781 and 42793 is 1.

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