What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21342 and 21353?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21342 and 21353 is 1.

GCF(21342,21353) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21342 and 21353, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21342 and 21353.

How to find the GCF of 21342 and 21353?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21342 and 21353. After we will calculate the factors of 21342 and 21353 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21342

Prime factors of 21342 are 2, 3, 3557. Prime factorization of 21342 in exponential form is:

21342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21353

Prime factors of 21353 are 131, 163. Prime factorization of 21353 in exponential form is:

21353 = 131¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 21342

List of positive integer factors of 21342 that divides 21342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3557, 7114, 10671

Step-4: Factors of 21353

List of positive integer factors of 21353 that divides 21342 without a remainder.

1, 131, 163

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21342 and 21353. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21342 and 21353 is 1.

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