What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21 and 41?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21 and 41 is 1.

GCF(21,41) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21 and 41, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21 and 41.

How to find the GCF of 21 and 41?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21 and 41. After we will calculate the factors of 21 and 41 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21

Prime factors of 21 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 21 in exponential form is:

21 = 3¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 41

Prime factors of 41 are 41. Prime factorization of 41 in exponential form is:

41 = 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 21

List of positive integer factors of 21 that divides 21 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7

Step-4: Factors of 41

List of positive integer factors of 41 that divides 21 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21 and 41. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21 and 41 is 1.

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