What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20944 and 20963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20944 and 20963 is 1.

GCF(20944,20963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20944 and 20963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20944 and 20963.

How to find the GCF of 20944 and 20963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20944 and 20963. After we will calculate the factors of 20944 and 20963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20944

Prime factors of 20944 are 2, 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 20944 in exponential form is:

20944 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20963

Prime factors of 20963 are 20963. Prime factorization of 20963 in exponential form is:

20963 = 20963¹

Step-3: Factors of 20944

List of positive integer factors of 20944 that divides 20944 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 22, 28, 34, 44, 56, 68, 77, 88, 112, 119, 136, 154, 176, 187, 238, 272, 308, 374, 476, 616, 748, 952, 1232, 1309, 1496, 1904, 2618, 2992, 5236, 10472

Step-4: Factors of 20963

List of positive integer factors of 20963 that divides 20944 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20944 and 20963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20944 and 20963 is 1.

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