What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21278 and 21292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21278 and 21292 is 2.

GCF(21278,21292) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21278 and 21292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21278 and 21292.

How to find the GCF of 21278 and 21292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21278 and 21292. After we will calculate the factors of 21278 and 21292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21278

Prime factors of 21278 are 2, 10639. Prime factorization of 21278 in exponential form is:

21278 = 2¹ × 10639¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21292

Prime factors of 21292 are 2, 5323. Prime factorization of 21292 in exponential form is:

21292 = 2² × 5323¹

Step-3: Factors of 21278

List of positive integer factors of 21278 that divides 21278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10639

Step-4: Factors of 21292

List of positive integer factors of 21292 that divides 21278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5323, 10646

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21278 and 21292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21278 and 21292 is 2.

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