What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21464 and 21482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21464 and 21482 is 2.

GCF(21464,21482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21464 and 21482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21464 and 21482.

How to find the GCF of 21464 and 21482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21464 and 21482. After we will calculate the factors of 21464 and 21482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21464

Prime factors of 21464 are 2, 2683. Prime factorization of 21464 in exponential form is:

21464 = 2³ × 2683¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21482

Prime factors of 21482 are 2, 23, 467. Prime factorization of 21482 in exponential form is:

21482 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 21464

List of positive integer factors of 21464 that divides 21464 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2683, 5366, 10732

Step-4: Factors of 21482

List of positive integer factors of 21482 that divides 21464 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 467, 934, 10741

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21464 and 21482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21464 and 21482 is 2.

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