What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57242 and 57257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57242 and 57257 is 1.

GCF(57242,57257) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57242 and 57257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57242 and 57257.

How to find the GCF of 57242 and 57257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57242 and 57257. After we will calculate the factors of 57242 and 57257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57242

Prime factors of 57242 are 2, 28621. Prime factorization of 57242 in exponential form is:

57242 = 2¹ × 28621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57257

Prime factors of 57257 are 31, 1847. Prime factorization of 57257 in exponential form is:

57257 = 31¹ × 1847¹

Step-3: Factors of 57242

List of positive integer factors of 57242 that divides 57242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28621

Step-4: Factors of 57257

List of positive integer factors of 57257 that divides 57242 without a remainder.

1, 31, 1847

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57242 and 57257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57242 and 57257 is 1.

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