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GCF (HCF) of 42 and 231

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 231?

Answer

GCF (HCF) of 42 and 231 is

21

Common factors: 1, 3, 7, 21

21 divides both: 42 ÷ 21 = 2, 231 ÷ 21 = 11 — and 2 and 11 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

42 = 2 × 3 × 7

231 = 3 × 7 × 11

Prime	42	231	Lowest power
2	2	—	—
3	3	3	3
7	7	7	7
11	—	11	—

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 3 × 7 = 21

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What is the GCF (HCF) of 42 and 231. The GCF of 42 and 231 is 21 — the biggest number that can divide both integers. Step-by-step GCF (GCD) calculation by factoring.

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GCF Table

Number 1	Number 2	GCF
42	28	14
42	44	2
42	45	3
42	46	2
42	48	6
42	49	7
42	50	2
42	51	3
42	52	2
42	54	6
42	55	1
42	56	14
42	57	3
42	58	2
42	59	1
42	60	6
42	63	21
42	65	1
42	70	14
42	72	6
42	80	2
42	84	42
42	86	2
42	90	6
42	96	6
42	98	14
42	100	2
42	105	21
42	231	21
42	1,365	21

FAQ

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 231?

GCF (HCF) of 42 and 231 is 21

How to find the GCF of 42 and 231?

You can find the GCF of 42 and 231 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 42 and 231 is 21.

What prime factors do 42 and 231 share?

The prime factorizations of 42 and 231 have 3 × 7 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 21 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 42/231?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 21: 42 ÷ 21 = 2 and 231 ÷ 21 = 11. So 42/231 in lowest terms is 2/11.