What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21235 and 21245?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21235 and 21245 is 5.

GCF(21235,21245) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21235 and 21245, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21235 and 21245.

How to find the GCF of 21235 and 21245?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21235 and 21245. After we will calculate the factors of 21235 and 21245 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21235

Prime factors of 21235 are 5, 31, 137. Prime factorization of 21235 in exponential form is:

21235 = 5¹ × 31¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21245

Prime factors of 21245 are 5, 7, 607. Prime factorization of 21245 in exponential form is:

21245 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 607¹

Step-3: Factors of 21235

List of positive integer factors of 21235 that divides 21235 without a remainder.

1, 5, 31, 137, 155, 685, 4247

Step-4: Factors of 21245

List of positive integer factors of 21245 that divides 21235 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 607, 3035, 4249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21235 and 21245. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21235 and 21245 is 5.

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