What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20897 and 20909?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20897 and 20909 is 1.

GCF(20897,20909) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20897 and 20909, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20897 and 20909.

How to find the GCF of 20897 and 20909?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20897 and 20909. After we will calculate the factors of 20897 and 20909 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20897

Prime factors of 20897 are 20897. Prime factorization of 20897 in exponential form is:

20897 = 20897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20909

Prime factors of 20909 are 7, 29, 103. Prime factorization of 20909 in exponential form is:

20909 = 7¹ × 29¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 20897

List of positive integer factors of 20897 that divides 20897 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 20909

List of positive integer factors of 20909 that divides 20897 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29, 103, 203, 721, 2987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20897 and 20909. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20897 and 20909 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 20897 and 20909