What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7042 and 7049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7042 and 7049 is 7.

GCF(7042,7049) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7042 and 7049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7042 and 7049.

How to find the GCF of 7042 and 7049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7042 and 7049. After we will calculate the factors of 7042 and 7049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7042

Prime factors of 7042 are 2, 7, 503. Prime factorization of 7042 in exponential form is:

7042 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7049

Prime factors of 7049 are 7, 19, 53. Prime factorization of 7049 in exponential form is:

7049 = 7¹ × 19¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 7042

List of positive integer factors of 7042 that divides 7042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 503, 1006, 3521

Step-4: Factors of 7049

List of positive integer factors of 7049 that divides 7042 without a remainder.

1, 7, 19, 53, 133, 371, 1007

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7042 and 7049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7042 and 7049 is 7.

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