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15 and 5 share the factor 5.
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5 is but 15 is not a prime number
If the GCF of two numbers is 1 then the numbers are co-prime or a pair of numbers which have only 1 as their common factoris called co-prime.Let us check if 15 and 42 share any common factors other than 1.Factors of 15: 1, 3, 5 and 15.Factors of 42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 21 and 42.As it can be seen that 3 is a common factor or GCF of 15 and 42.So, 15 and 42 are not co-prime.
The prime factors of 15 are: 3, 5
5 is prime.
Two prime factors which are 3 and 5