What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20472 and 20489?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20472 and 20489 is 1.

GCF(20472,20489) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20472 and 20489, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20472 and 20489.

How to find the GCF of 20472 and 20489?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20472 and 20489. After we will calculate the factors of 20472 and 20489 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20472

Prime factors of 20472 are 2, 3, 853. Prime factorization of 20472 in exponential form is:

20472 = 2³ × 3¹ × 853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20489

Prime factors of 20489 are 7, 2927. Prime factorization of 20489 in exponential form is:

20489 = 7¹ × 2927¹

Step-3: Factors of 20472

List of positive integer factors of 20472 that divides 20472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 853, 1706, 2559, 3412, 5118, 6824, 10236

Step-4: Factors of 20489

List of positive integer factors of 20489 that divides 20472 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2927

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20472 and 20489. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20472 and 20489 is 1.

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