What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21282 and 21298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21282 and 21298 is 2.

GCF(21282,21298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21282 and 21298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21282 and 21298.

How to find the GCF of 21282 and 21298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21282 and 21298. After we will calculate the factors of 21282 and 21298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21282

Prime factors of 21282 are 2, 3, 3547. Prime factorization of 21282 in exponential form is:

21282 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21298

Prime factors of 21298 are 2, 23, 463. Prime factorization of 21298 in exponential form is:

21298 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 21282

List of positive integer factors of 21282 that divides 21282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3547, 7094, 10641

Step-4: Factors of 21298

List of positive integer factors of 21298 that divides 21282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 463, 926, 10649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21282 and 21298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21282 and 21298 is 2.

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