What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21001 and 21005?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21001 and 21005 is 1.

GCF(21001,21005) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21001 and 21005, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21001 and 21005.

How to find the GCF of 21001 and 21005?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21001 and 21005. After we will calculate the factors of 21001 and 21005 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21001

Prime factors of 21001 are 21001. Prime factorization of 21001 in exponential form is:

21001 = 21001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21005

Prime factors of 21005 are 5, 4201. Prime factorization of 21005 in exponential form is:

21005 = 5¹ × 4201¹

Step-3: Factors of 21001

List of positive integer factors of 21001 that divides 21001 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 21005

List of positive integer factors of 21005 that divides 21001 without a remainder.

1, 5, 4201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21001 and 21005. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21001 and 21005 is 1.

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