What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21459 and 21479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21459 and 21479 is 1.

GCF(21459,21479) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21459 and 21479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21459 and 21479.

How to find the GCF of 21459 and 21479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21459 and 21479. After we will calculate the factors of 21459 and 21479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21459

Prime factors of 21459 are 3, 23, 311. Prime factorization of 21459 in exponential form is:

21459 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21479

Prime factors of 21479 are 47, 457. Prime factorization of 21479 in exponential form is:

21479 = 47¹ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 21459

List of positive integer factors of 21459 that divides 21459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 311, 933, 7153

Step-4: Factors of 21479

List of positive integer factors of 21479 that divides 21459 without a remainder.

1, 47, 457

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21459 and 21479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21459 and 21479 is 1.

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