What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42924 and 42943?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42924 and 42943 is 1.

GCF(42924,42943) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42924 and 42943, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42924 and 42943.

How to find the GCF of 42924 and 42943?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42924 and 42943. After we will calculate the factors of 42924 and 42943 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42924

Prime factors of 42924 are 2, 3, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 42924 in exponential form is:

42924 = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42943

Prime factors of 42943 are 42943. Prime factorization of 42943 in exponential form is:

42943 = 42943¹

Step-3: Factors of 42924

List of positive integer factors of 42924 that divides 42924 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 49, 73, 84, 98, 146, 147, 196, 219, 292, 294, 438, 511, 588, 876, 1022, 1533, 2044, 3066, 3577, 6132, 7154, 10731, 14308, 21462

Step-4: Factors of 42943

List of positive integer factors of 42943 that divides 42924 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42924 and 42943. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42924 and 42943 is 1.

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