What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21189 and 21209?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21189 and 21209 is 1.

GCF(21189,21209) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21189 and 21209, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21189 and 21209.

How to find the GCF of 21189 and 21209?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21189 and 21209. After we will calculate the factors of 21189 and 21209 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21189

Prime factors of 21189 are 3, 7, 1009. Prime factorization of 21189 in exponential form is:

21189 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21209

Prime factors of 21209 are 127, 167. Prime factorization of 21209 in exponential form is:

21209 = 127¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 21189

List of positive integer factors of 21189 that divides 21189 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1009, 3027, 7063

Step-4: Factors of 21209

List of positive integer factors of 21209 that divides 21189 without a remainder.

1, 127, 167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21189 and 21209. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21189 and 21209 is 1.

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