What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21244 and 21253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21244 and 21253 is 1.

GCF(21244,21253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21244 and 21253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21244 and 21253.

How to find the GCF of 21244 and 21253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21244 and 21253. After we will calculate the factors of 21244 and 21253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21244

Prime factors of 21244 are 2, 47, 113. Prime factorization of 21244 in exponential form is:

21244 = 2² × 47¹ × 113¹

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 21244

List of positive integer factors of 21244 that divides 21244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 113, 188, 226, 452, 5311, 10622

Step-4: Factors of 21253

List of positive integer factors of 21253 that divides 21244 without a remainder.

1, 53, 401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21244 and 21253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21244 and 21253 is 1.

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