What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21511 and 21516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21511 and 21516 is 1.

GCF(21511,21516) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21511 and 21516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21511 and 21516.

How to find the GCF of 21511 and 21516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21511 and 21516. After we will calculate the factors of 21511 and 21516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21511

Prime factors of 21511 are 7, 439. Prime factorization of 21511 in exponential form is:

21511 = 7² × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21516

Prime factors of 21516 are 2, 3, 11, 163. Prime factorization of 21516 in exponential form is:

21516 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 21511

List of positive integer factors of 21511 that divides 21511 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 439, 3073

Step-4: Factors of 21516

List of positive integer factors of 21516 that divides 21511 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 163, 326, 489, 652, 978, 1793, 1956, 3586, 5379, 7172, 10758

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21511 and 21516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21511 and 21516 is 1.

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