What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21412 and 21421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21412 and 21421 is 1.

GCF(21412,21421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21412 and 21421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21412 and 21421.

How to find the GCF of 21412 and 21421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21412 and 21421. After we will calculate the factors of 21412 and 21421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21412

Prime factors of 21412 are 2, 53, 101. Prime factorization of 21412 in exponential form is:

21412 = 2² × 53¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21421

Prime factors of 21421 are 31, 691. Prime factorization of 21421 in exponential form is:

21421 = 31¹ × 691¹

Step-3: Factors of 21412

List of positive integer factors of 21412 that divides 21412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 101, 106, 202, 212, 404, 5353, 10706

Step-4: Factors of 21421

List of positive integer factors of 21421 that divides 21412 without a remainder.

1, 31, 691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21412 and 21421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21412 and 21421 is 1.

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