What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79231 and 79242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79231 and 79242 is 1.

GCF(79231,79242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79231 and 79242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79231 and 79242.

How to find the GCF of 79231 and 79242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79231 and 79242. After we will calculate the factors of 79231 and 79242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79231

Prime factors of 79231 are 79231. Prime factorization of 79231 in exponential form is:

79231 = 79231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79242

Prime factors of 79242 are 2, 3, 47, 281. Prime factorization of 79242 in exponential form is:

79242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 79231

List of positive integer factors of 79231 that divides 79231 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 79242

List of positive integer factors of 79242 that divides 79231 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 94, 141, 281, 282, 562, 843, 1686, 13207, 26414, 39621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79231 and 79242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79231 and 79242 is 1.

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