What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21100 and 21118?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21100 and 21118 is 2.

GCF(21100,21118) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21100 and 21118, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21100 and 21118.

How to find the GCF of 21100 and 21118?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21100 and 21118. After we will calculate the factors of 21100 and 21118 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21100

Prime factors of 21100 are 2, 5, 211. Prime factorization of 21100 in exponential form is:

21100 = 2² × 5² × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21118

Prime factors of 21118 are 2, 10559. Prime factorization of 21118 in exponential form is:

21118 = 2¹ × 10559¹

Step-3: Factors of 21100

List of positive integer factors of 21100 that divides 21100 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 211, 422, 844, 1055, 2110, 4220, 5275, 10550

Step-4: Factors of 21118

List of positive integer factors of 21118 that divides 21100 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10559

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21100 and 21118. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21100 and 21118 is 2.

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