What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42876 and 42883?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42876 and 42883 is 1.

GCF(42876,42883) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42876 and 42883, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42876 and 42883.

How to find the GCF of 42876 and 42883?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42876 and 42883. After we will calculate the factors of 42876 and 42883 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42876

Prime factors of 42876 are 2, 3, 397. Prime factorization of 42876 in exponential form is:

42876 = 2² × 3³ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42883

Prime factors of 42883 are 19, 37, 61. Prime factorization of 42883 in exponential form is:

42883 = 19¹ × 37¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 42876

List of positive integer factors of 42876 that divides 42876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 397, 794, 1191, 1588, 2382, 3573, 4764, 7146, 10719, 14292, 21438

Step-4: Factors of 42883

List of positive integer factors of 42883 that divides 42876 without a remainder.

1, 19, 37, 61, 703, 1159, 2257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42876 and 42883. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42876 and 42883 is 1.

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