What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64242 and 64261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64242 and 64261 is 1.

GCF(64242,64261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64242 and 64261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64242 and 64261.

How to find the GCF of 64242 and 64261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64242 and 64261. After we will calculate the factors of 64242 and 64261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64242

Prime factors of 64242 are 2, 3, 43, 83. Prime factorization of 64242 in exponential form is:

64242 = 2¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64261

Prime factors of 64261 are 179, 359. Prime factorization of 64261 in exponential form is:

64261 = 179¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 64242

List of positive integer factors of 64242 that divides 64242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 43, 83, 86, 129, 166, 249, 258, 387, 498, 747, 774, 1494, 3569, 7138, 10707, 21414, 32121

Step-4: Factors of 64261

List of positive integer factors of 64261 that divides 64242 without a remainder.

1, 179, 359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64242 and 64261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64242 and 64261 is 1.

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