What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21544 and 21556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21544 and 21556 is 4.

GCF(21544,21556) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21544 and 21556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21544 and 21556.

How to find the GCF of 21544 and 21556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21544 and 21556. After we will calculate the factors of 21544 and 21556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21544

Prime factors of 21544 are 2, 2693. Prime factorization of 21544 in exponential form is:

21544 = 2³ × 2693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21556

Prime factors of 21556 are 2, 17, 317. Prime factorization of 21556 in exponential form is:

21556 = 2² × 17¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 21544

List of positive integer factors of 21544 that divides 21544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2693, 5386, 10772

Step-4: Factors of 21556

List of positive integer factors of 21556 that divides 21544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 317, 634, 1268, 5389, 10778

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21544 and 21556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21544 and 21556 is 4.

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