What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20237 and 20253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20237 and 20253 is 1.

GCF(20237,20253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20237 and 20253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20237 and 20253.

How to find the GCF of 20237 and 20253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20237 and 20253. After we will calculate the factors of 20237 and 20253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20237

Prime factors of 20237 are 7, 59. Prime factorization of 20237 in exponential form is:

20237 = 7³ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20253

Prime factors of 20253 are 3, 43, 157. Prime factorization of 20253 in exponential form is:

20253 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 20237

List of positive integer factors of 20237 that divides 20237 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 59, 343, 413, 2891

Step-4: Factors of 20253

List of positive integer factors of 20253 that divides 20237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 129, 157, 471, 6751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20237 and 20253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20237 and 20253 is 1.

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