What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42996 and 43015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42996 and 43015 is 1.

GCF(42996,43015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42996 and 43015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42996 and 43015.

How to find the GCF of 42996 and 43015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42996 and 43015. After we will calculate the factors of 42996 and 43015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42996

Prime factors of 42996 are 2, 3, 3583. Prime factorization of 42996 in exponential form is:

42996 = 2² × 3¹ × 3583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43015

Prime factors of 43015 are 5, 7, 1229. Prime factorization of 43015 in exponential form is:

43015 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 42996

List of positive integer factors of 42996 that divides 42996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3583, 7166, 10749, 14332, 21498

Step-4: Factors of 43015

List of positive integer factors of 43015 that divides 42996 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 1229, 6145, 8603

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42996 and 43015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42996 and 43015 is 1.

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