What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21256 and 21264?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21256 and 21264 is 8.

GCF(21256,21264) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21256 and 21264, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21256 and 21264.

How to find the GCF of 21256 and 21264?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21256 and 21264. After we will calculate the factors of 21256 and 21264 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21256

Prime factors of 21256 are 2, 2657. Prime factorization of 21256 in exponential form is:

21256 = 2³ × 2657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21264

Prime factors of 21264 are 2, 3, 443. Prime factorization of 21264 in exponential form is:

21264 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 21256

List of positive integer factors of 21256 that divides 21256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2657, 5314, 10628

Step-4: Factors of 21264

List of positive integer factors of 21264 that divides 21256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 443, 886, 1329, 1772, 2658, 3544, 5316, 7088, 10632

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21256 and 21264. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21256 and 21264 is 8.

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