What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21087 and 21093?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21087 and 21093 is 3.

GCF(21087,21093) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21087 and 21093, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21087 and 21093.

How to find the GCF of 21087 and 21093?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21087 and 21093. After we will calculate the factors of 21087 and 21093 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 21093

Prime factors of 21093 are 3, 79, 89. Prime factorization of 21093 in exponential form is:

21093 = 3¹ × 79¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 21087

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 21093

List of positive integer factors of 21093 that divides 21087 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79, 89, 237, 267, 7031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21087 and 21093. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21087 and 21093 is 3.

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