What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20447 and 20461?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20447 and 20461 is 7.

GCF(20447,20461) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20447 and 20461, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20447 and 20461.

How to find the GCF of 20447 and 20461?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20447 and 20461. After we will calculate the factors of 20447 and 20461 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 20461

Prime factors of 20461 are 7, 37, 79. Prime factorization of 20461 in exponential form is:

20461 = 7¹ × 37¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 20447

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 20461

List of positive integer factors of 20461 that divides 20447 without a remainder.

1, 7, 37, 79, 259, 553, 2923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20447 and 20461. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20447 and 20461 is 7.

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