What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21239 and 21253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21239 and 21253 is 1.

GCF(21239,21253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21239 and 21253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21239 and 21253.

How to find the GCF of 21239 and 21253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21239 and 21253. After we will calculate the factors of 21239 and 21253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21239

Prime factors of 21239 are 67, 317. Prime factorization of 21239 in exponential form is:

21239 = 67¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21253

Prime factors of 21253 are 53, 401. Prime factorization of 21253 in exponential form is:

21253 = 53¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 21239

List of positive integer factors of 21239 that divides 21239 without a remainder.

1, 67, 317

Step-4: Factors of 21253

List of positive integer factors of 21253 that divides 21239 without a remainder.

1, 53, 401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21239 and 21253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21239 and 21253 is 1.

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