What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20243 and 20261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20243 and 20261 is 1.

GCF(20243,20261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20243 and 20261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20243 and 20261.

How to find the GCF of 20243 and 20261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20243 and 20261. After we will calculate the factors of 20243 and 20261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20243

Prime factors of 20243 are 31, 653. Prime factorization of 20243 in exponential form is:

20243 = 31¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20261

Prime factors of 20261 are 20261. Prime factorization of 20261 in exponential form is:

20261 = 20261¹

Step-3: Factors of 20243

List of positive integer factors of 20243 that divides 20243 without a remainder.

1, 31, 653

Step-4: Factors of 20261

List of positive integer factors of 20261 that divides 20243 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20243 and 20261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20243 and 20261 is 1.

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