What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21229 and 21234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21229 and 21234 is 1.

GCF(21229,21234) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21229 and 21234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21229 and 21234.

How to find the GCF of 21229 and 21234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21229 and 21234. After we will calculate the factors of 21229 and 21234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21229

Prime factors of 21229 are 13, 23, 71. Prime factorization of 21229 in exponential form is:

21229 = 13¹ × 23¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21234

Prime factors of 21234 are 2, 3, 3539. Prime factorization of 21234 in exponential form is:

21234 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3539¹

Step-3: Factors of 21229

List of positive integer factors of 21229 that divides 21229 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23, 71, 299, 923, 1633

Step-4: Factors of 21234

List of positive integer factors of 21234 that divides 21229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3539, 7078, 10617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21229 and 21234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21229 and 21234 is 1.

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