What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20993 and 21011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20993 and 21011 is 1.

GCF(20993,21011) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20993 and 21011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20993 and 21011.

How to find the GCF of 20993 and 21011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20993 and 21011. After we will calculate the factors of 20993 and 21011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20993

Prime factors of 20993 are 7, 2999. Prime factorization of 20993 in exponential form is:

20993 = 7¹ × 2999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21011

Prime factors of 21011 are 21011. Prime factorization of 21011 in exponential form is:

21011 = 21011¹

Step-3: Factors of 20993

List of positive integer factors of 20993 that divides 20993 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2999

Step-4: Factors of 21011

List of positive integer factors of 21011 that divides 20993 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20993 and 21011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20993 and 21011 is 1.

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