What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21492 and 21507?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21492 and 21507 is 3.

GCF(21492,21507) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21492 and 21507, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21492 and 21507.

How to find the GCF of 21492 and 21507?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21492 and 21507. After we will calculate the factors of 21492 and 21507 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21492

Prime factors of 21492 are 2, 3, 199. Prime factorization of 21492 in exponential form is:

21492 = 2² × 3³ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21507

Prime factors of 21507 are 3, 67, 107. Prime factorization of 21507 in exponential form is:

21507 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 21492

List of positive integer factors of 21492 that divides 21492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1791, 2388, 3582, 5373, 7164, 10746

Step-4: Factors of 21507

List of positive integer factors of 21507 that divides 21492 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 107, 201, 321, 7169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21492 and 21507. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21492 and 21507 is 3.

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