What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20421 and 20431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20421 and 20431 is 1.

GCF(20421,20431) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20421 and 20431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20421 and 20431.

How to find the GCF of 20421 and 20431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20421 and 20431. After we will calculate the factors of 20421 and 20431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20421

Prime factors of 20421 are 3, 2269. Prime factorization of 20421 in exponential form is:

20421 = 3² × 2269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20431

Prime factors of 20431 are 20431. Prime factorization of 20431 in exponential form is:

20431 = 20431¹

Step-3: Factors of 20421

List of positive integer factors of 20421 that divides 20421 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2269, 6807

Step-4: Factors of 20431

List of positive integer factors of 20431 that divides 20421 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20421 and 20431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20421 and 20431 is 1.

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