What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21431 and 21449?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21431 and 21449 is 1.

GCF(21431,21449) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21431 and 21449, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21431 and 21449.

How to find the GCF of 21431 and 21449?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21431 and 21449. After we will calculate the factors of 21431 and 21449 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21431

Prime factors of 21431 are 29, 739. Prime factorization of 21431 in exponential form is:

21431 = 29¹ × 739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21449

Prime factors of 21449 are 89, 241. Prime factorization of 21449 in exponential form is:

21449 = 89¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 21431

List of positive integer factors of 21431 that divides 21431 without a remainder.

1, 29, 739

Step-4: Factors of 21449

List of positive integer factors of 21449 that divides 21431 without a remainder.

1, 89, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21431 and 21449. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21431 and 21449 is 1.

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