What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42888 and 42900?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42888 and 42900 is 12.

GCF(42888,42900) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42888 and 42900, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42888 and 42900.

How to find the GCF of 42888 and 42900?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42888 and 42900. After we will calculate the factors of 42888 and 42900 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42888

Prime factors of 42888 are 2, 3, 1787. Prime factorization of 42888 in exponential form is:

42888 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42900

Prime factors of 42900 are 2, 3, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 42900 in exponential form is:

42900 = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 42888

List of positive integer factors of 42888 that divides 42888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1787, 3574, 5361, 7148, 10722, 14296, 21444

Step-4: Factors of 42900

List of positive integer factors of 42900 that divides 42888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30, 33, 39, 44, 50, 52, 55, 60, 65, 66, 75, 78, 100, 110, 130, 132, 143, 150, 156, 165, 195, 220, 260, 275, 286, 300, 325, 330, 390, 429, 550, 572, 650, 660, 715, 780, 825, 858, 975, 1100, 1300, 1430, 1650, 1716, 1950, 2145, 2860, 3300, 3575, 3900, 4290, 7150, 8580, 10725, 14300, 21450

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42888 and 42900. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42888 and 42900 is 12.

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