What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21020 and 21026?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21020 and 21026 is 2.

GCF(21020,21026) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21020 and 21026, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21020 and 21026.

How to find the GCF of 21020 and 21026?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21020 and 21026. After we will calculate the factors of 21020 and 21026 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21020

Prime factors of 21020 are 2, 5, 1051. Prime factorization of 21020 in exponential form is:

21020 = 2² × 5¹ × 1051¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21026

Prime factors of 21026 are 2, 10513. Prime factorization of 21026 in exponential form is:

21026 = 2¹ × 10513¹

Step-3: Factors of 21020

List of positive integer factors of 21020 that divides 21020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1051, 2102, 4204, 5255, 10510

Step-4: Factors of 21026

List of positive integer factors of 21026 that divides 21020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10513

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21020 and 21026. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21020 and 21026 is 2.

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