What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20995 and 20999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20995 and 20999 is 1.

GCF(20995,20999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20995 and 20999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20995 and 20999.

How to find the GCF of 20995 and 20999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20995 and 20999. After we will calculate the factors of 20995 and 20999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20995

Prime factors of 20995 are 5, 13, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 20995 in exponential form is:

20995 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20999

Prime factors of 20999 are 11, 23, 83. Prime factorization of 20999 in exponential form is:

20999 = 11¹ × 23¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 20995

List of positive integer factors of 20995 that divides 20995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 17, 19, 65, 85, 95, 221, 247, 323, 1105, 1235, 1615, 4199

Step-4: Factors of 20999

List of positive integer factors of 20999 that divides 20995 without a remainder.

1, 11, 23, 83, 253, 913, 1909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20995 and 20999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20995 and 20999 is 1.

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