What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21048 and 21052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21048 and 21052 is 4.

GCF(21048,21052) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21048 and 21052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21048 and 21052.

How to find the GCF of 21048 and 21052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21048 and 21052. After we will calculate the factors of 21048 and 21052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21048

Prime factors of 21048 are 2, 3, 877. Prime factorization of 21048 in exponential form is:

21048 = 2³ × 3¹ × 877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21052

Prime factors of 21052 are 2, 19, 277. Prime factorization of 21052 in exponential form is:

21052 = 2² × 19¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 21048

List of positive integer factors of 21048 that divides 21048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 877, 1754, 2631, 3508, 5262, 7016, 10524

Step-4: Factors of 21052

List of positive integer factors of 21052 that divides 21048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 277, 554, 1108, 5263, 10526

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21048 and 21052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21048 and 21052 is 4.

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