What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21072 and 21087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21072 and 21087 is 3.

GCF(21072,21087) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21072 and 21087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21072 and 21087.

How to find the GCF of 21072 and 21087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21072 and 21087. After we will calculate the factors of 21072 and 21087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21072

Prime factors of 21072 are 2, 3, 439. Prime factorization of 21072 in exponential form is:

21072 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21087

Prime factors of 21087 are 3, 11, 71. Prime factorization of 21087 in exponential form is:

21087 = 3³ × 11¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 21072

List of positive integer factors of 21072 that divides 21072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 439, 878, 1317, 1756, 2634, 3512, 5268, 7024, 10536

Step-4: Factors of 21087

List of positive integer factors of 21087 that divides 21072 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 27, 33, 71, 99, 213, 297, 639, 781, 1917, 2343, 7029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21072 and 21087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21072 and 21087 is 3.

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