What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21474 and 21493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21474 and 21493 is 1.

GCF(21474,21493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21474 and 21493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21474 and 21493.

How to find the GCF of 21474 and 21493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21474 and 21493. After we will calculate the factors of 21474 and 21493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 21493

Prime factors of 21493 are 21493. Prime factorization of 21493 in exponential form is:

21493 = 21493¹

Step-3: Factors of 21474

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 21493

List of positive integer factors of 21493 that divides 21474 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21474 and 21493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21474 and 21493 is 1.

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