What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21068 and 21079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21068 and 21079 is 1.

GCF(21068,21079) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21068 and 21079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21068 and 21079.

How to find the GCF of 21068 and 21079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21068 and 21079. After we will calculate the factors of 21068 and 21079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21068

Prime factors of 21068 are 2, 23, 229. Prime factorization of 21068 in exponential form is:

21068 = 2² × 23¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21079

Prime factors of 21079 are 107, 197. Prime factorization of 21079 in exponential form is:

21079 = 107¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 21068

List of positive integer factors of 21068 that divides 21068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 229, 458, 916, 5267, 10534

Step-4: Factors of 21079

List of positive integer factors of 21079 that divides 21068 without a remainder.

1, 107, 197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21068 and 21079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21068 and 21079 is 1.

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