What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21448 and 21452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21448 and 21452 is 4.

GCF(21448,21452) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21448 and 21452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21448 and 21452.

How to find the GCF of 21448 and 21452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21448 and 21452. After we will calculate the factors of 21448 and 21452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21448

Prime factors of 21448 are 2, 7, 383. Prime factorization of 21448 in exponential form is:

21448 = 2³ × 7¹ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21452

Prime factors of 21452 are 2, 31, 173. Prime factorization of 21452 in exponential form is:

21452 = 2² × 31¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 21448

List of positive integer factors of 21448 that divides 21448 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 383, 766, 1532, 2681, 3064, 5362, 10724

Step-4: Factors of 21452

List of positive integer factors of 21452 that divides 21448 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 173, 346, 692, 5363, 10726

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21448 and 21452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21448 and 21452 is 4.

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