What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42983 and 43002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42983 and 43002 is 1.

GCF(42983,43002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42983 and 43002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42983 and 43002.

How to find the GCF of 42983 and 43002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42983 and 43002. After we will calculate the factors of 42983 and 43002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42983

Prime factors of 42983 are 53, 811. Prime factorization of 42983 in exponential form is:

42983 = 53¹ × 811¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43002

Prime factors of 43002 are 2, 3, 2389. Prime factorization of 43002 in exponential form is:

43002 = 2¹ × 3² × 2389¹

Step-3: Factors of 42983

List of positive integer factors of 42983 that divides 42983 without a remainder.

1, 53, 811

Step-4: Factors of 43002

List of positive integer factors of 43002 that divides 42983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2389, 4778, 7167, 14334, 21501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42983 and 43002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42983 and 43002 is 1.

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