What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21560 and 21579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21560 and 21579 is 1.

GCF(21560,21579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21560 and 21579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21560 and 21579.

How to find the GCF of 21560 and 21579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21560 and 21579. After we will calculate the factors of 21560 and 21579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21560

Prime factors of 21560 are 2, 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 21560 in exponential form is:

21560 = 2³ × 5¹ × 7² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21579

Prime factors of 21579 are 3, 7193. Prime factorization of 21579 in exponential form is:

21579 = 3¹ × 7193¹

Step-3: Factors of 21560

List of positive integer factors of 21560 that divides 21560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 20, 22, 28, 35, 40, 44, 49, 55, 56, 70, 77, 88, 98, 110, 140, 154, 196, 220, 245, 280, 308, 385, 392, 440, 490, 539, 616, 770, 980, 1078, 1540, 1960, 2156, 2695, 3080, 4312, 5390, 10780

Step-4: Factors of 21579

List of positive integer factors of 21579 that divides 21560 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21560 and 21579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21560 and 21579 is 1.

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