What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21520 and 21529?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21520 and 21529 is 1.

GCF(21520,21529) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21520 and 21529, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21520 and 21529.

How to find the GCF of 21520 and 21529?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21520 and 21529. After we will calculate the factors of 21520 and 21529 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21520

Prime factors of 21520 are 2, 5, 269. Prime factorization of 21520 in exponential form is:

21520 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21529

Prime factors of 21529 are 21529. Prime factorization of 21529 in exponential form is:

21529 = 21529¹

Step-3: Factors of 21520

List of positive integer factors of 21520 that divides 21520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 269, 538, 1076, 1345, 2152, 2690, 4304, 5380, 10760

Step-4: Factors of 21529

List of positive integer factors of 21529 that divides 21520 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21520 and 21529. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21520 and 21529 is 1.

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