What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21409 and 21417?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21409 and 21417 is 1.

GCF(21409,21417) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21409 and 21417, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21409 and 21417.

How to find the GCF of 21409 and 21417?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21409 and 21417. After we will calculate the factors of 21409 and 21417 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21409

Prime factors of 21409 are 79, 271. Prime factorization of 21409 in exponential form is:

21409 = 79¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21417

Prime factors of 21417 are 3, 11, 59. Prime factorization of 21417 in exponential form is:

21417 = 3¹ × 11² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 21409

List of positive integer factors of 21409 that divides 21409 without a remainder.

1, 79, 271

Step-4: Factors of 21417

List of positive integer factors of 21417 that divides 21409 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 59, 121, 177, 363, 649, 1947, 7139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21409 and 21417. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21409 and 21417 is 1.

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