What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21461 and 21474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21461 and 21474 is 1.

GCF(21461,21474) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21461 and 21474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21461 and 21474.

How to find the GCF of 21461 and 21474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21461 and 21474. After we will calculate the factors of 21461 and 21474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21461

Prime factors of 21461 are 11, 1951. Prime factorization of 21461 in exponential form is:

21461 = 11¹ × 1951¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21474

Prime factors of 21474 are 2, 3, 1193. Prime factorization of 21474 in exponential form is:

21474 = 2¹ × 3² × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 21461

List of positive integer factors of 21461 that divides 21461 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1951

Step-4: Factors of 21474

List of positive integer factors of 21474 that divides 21461 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1193, 2386, 3579, 7158, 10737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21461 and 21474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21461 and 21474 is 1.

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