What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20504 and 20521?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20504 and 20521 is 1.

GCF(20504,20521) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20504 and 20521, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20504 and 20521.

How to find the GCF of 20504 and 20521?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20504 and 20521. After we will calculate the factors of 20504 and 20521 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20504

Prime factors of 20504 are 2, 11, 233. Prime factorization of 20504 in exponential form is:

20504 = 2³ × 11¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20521

Prime factors of 20521 are 20521. Prime factorization of 20521 in exponential form is:

20521 = 20521¹

Step-3: Factors of 20504

List of positive integer factors of 20504 that divides 20504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 233, 466, 932, 1864, 2563, 5126, 10252

Step-4: Factors of 20521

List of positive integer factors of 20521 that divides 20504 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20504 and 20521. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20504 and 20521 is 1.

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