What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21558 and 21569?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21558 and 21569 is 1.

GCF(21558,21569) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21558 and 21569, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21558 and 21569.

How to find the GCF of 21558 and 21569?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21558 and 21569. After we will calculate the factors of 21558 and 21569 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21558

Prime factors of 21558 are 2, 3, 3593. Prime factorization of 21558 in exponential form is:

21558 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21569

Prime factors of 21569 are 21569. Prime factorization of 21569 in exponential form is:

21569 = 21569¹

Step-3: Factors of 21558

List of positive integer factors of 21558 that divides 21558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3593, 7186, 10779

Step-4: Factors of 21569

List of positive integer factors of 21569 that divides 21558 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21558 and 21569. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21558 and 21569 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 21558 and 21569