What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21132 and 21143?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21132 and 21143 is 1.

GCF(21132,21143) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21132 and 21143, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21132 and 21143.

How to find the GCF of 21132 and 21143?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21132 and 21143. After we will calculate the factors of 21132 and 21143 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21132

Prime factors of 21132 are 2, 3, 587. Prime factorization of 21132 in exponential form is:

21132 = 2² × 3² × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21143

Prime factors of 21143 are 21143. Prime factorization of 21143 in exponential form is:

21143 = 21143¹

Step-3: Factors of 21132

List of positive integer factors of 21132 that divides 21132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 587, 1174, 1761, 2348, 3522, 5283, 7044, 10566

Step-4: Factors of 21143

List of positive integer factors of 21143 that divides 21132 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21132 and 21143. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21132 and 21143 is 1.

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