What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21386 and 21397?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21386 and 21397 is 1.

GCF(21386,21397) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21386 and 21397, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21386 and 21397.

How to find the GCF of 21386 and 21397?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21386 and 21397. After we will calculate the factors of 21386 and 21397 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21386

Prime factors of 21386 are 2, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 21386 in exponential form is:

21386 = 2¹ × 17² × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21397

Prime factors of 21397 are 21397. Prime factorization of 21397 in exponential form is:

21397 = 21397¹

Step-3: Factors of 21386

List of positive integer factors of 21386 that divides 21386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 37, 74, 289, 578, 629, 1258, 10693

Step-4: Factors of 21397

List of positive integer factors of 21397 that divides 21386 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21386 and 21397. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21386 and 21397 is 1.

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