What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21542 and 21559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21542 and 21559 is 1.

GCF(21542,21559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21542 and 21559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21542 and 21559.

How to find the GCF of 21542 and 21559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21542 and 21559. After we will calculate the factors of 21542 and 21559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21542

Prime factors of 21542 are 2, 10771. Prime factorization of 21542 in exponential form is:

21542 = 2¹ × 10771¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21559

Prime factors of 21559 are 21559. Prime factorization of 21559 in exponential form is:

21559 = 21559¹

Step-3: Factors of 21542

List of positive integer factors of 21542 that divides 21542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10771

Step-4: Factors of 21559

List of positive integer factors of 21559 that divides 21542 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21542 and 21559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21542 and 21559 is 1.

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