What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42901 and 42909?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42901 and 42909 is 1.

GCF(42901,42909) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42901 and 42909, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42901 and 42909.

How to find the GCF of 42901 and 42909?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42901 and 42909. After we will calculate the factors of 42901 and 42909 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42901

Prime factors of 42901 are 42901. Prime factorization of 42901 in exponential form is:

42901 = 42901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42909

Prime factors of 42909 are 3, 14303. Prime factorization of 42909 in exponential form is:

42909 = 3¹ × 14303¹

Step-3: Factors of 42901

List of positive integer factors of 42901 that divides 42901 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 42909

List of positive integer factors of 42909 that divides 42901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 14303

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42901 and 42909. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42901 and 42909 is 1.

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