What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20438 and 20447?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20438 and 20447 is 1.

GCF(20438,20447) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20438 and 20447, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20438 and 20447.

How to find the GCF of 20438 and 20447?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20438 and 20447. After we will calculate the factors of 20438 and 20447 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20438

Prime factors of 20438 are 2, 11, 929. Prime factorization of 20438 in exponential form is:

20438 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20447

Prime factors of 20447 are 7, 23, 127. Prime factorization of 20447 in exponential form is:

20447 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 20438

List of positive integer factors of 20438 that divides 20438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 929, 1858, 10219

Step-4: Factors of 20447

List of positive integer factors of 20447 that divides 20438 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 127, 161, 889, 2921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20438 and 20447. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20438 and 20447 is 1.

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