What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21227 and 21246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21227 and 21246 is 1.

GCF(21227,21246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21227 and 21246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21227 and 21246.

How to find the GCF of 21227 and 21246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21227 and 21246. After we will calculate the factors of 21227 and 21246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21227

Prime factors of 21227 are 21227. Prime factorization of 21227 in exponential form is:

21227 = 21227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21246

Prime factors of 21246 are 2, 3, 3541. Prime factorization of 21246 in exponential form is:

21246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3541¹

Step-3: Factors of 21227

List of positive integer factors of 21227 that divides 21227 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 21246

List of positive integer factors of 21246 that divides 21227 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3541, 7082, 10623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21227 and 21246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21227 and 21246 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 21227 and 21246