What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20939 and 20946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20939 and 20946 is 1.

GCF(20939,20946) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20939 and 20946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20939 and 20946.

How to find the GCF of 20939 and 20946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20939 and 20946. After we will calculate the factors of 20939 and 20946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20939

Prime factors of 20939 are 20939. Prime factorization of 20939 in exponential form is:

20939 = 20939¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20946

Prime factors of 20946 are 2, 3, 3491. Prime factorization of 20946 in exponential form is:

20946 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3491¹

Step-3: Factors of 20939

List of positive integer factors of 20939 that divides 20939 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 20946

List of positive integer factors of 20946 that divides 20939 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3491, 6982, 10473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20939 and 20946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20939 and 20946 is 1.

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