What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21026 and 21038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21026 and 21038 is 2.

GCF(21026,21038) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21026 and 21038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21026 and 21038.

How to find the GCF of 21026 and 21038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21026 and 21038. After we will calculate the factors of 21026 and 21038 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21026

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

21026 = 2¹ × 10513¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21038

Prime factors of 21038 are 2, 67, 157. Prime factorization of 21038 in exponential form is:

21038 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 21026

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

1, 2, 10513

Step-4: Factors of 21038

List of positive integer factors of 21038 that divides 21026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 157, 314, 10519

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21026 and 21038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21026 and 21038 is 2.

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