What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21563 and 21578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21563 and 21578 is 1.

GCF(21563,21578) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21563 and 21578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21563 and 21578.

How to find the GCF of 21563 and 21578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21563 and 21578. After we will calculate the factors of 21563 and 21578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21563

Prime factors of 21563 are 21563. Prime factorization of 21563 in exponential form is:

21563 = 21563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21578

Prime factors of 21578 are 2, 10789. Prime factorization of 21578 in exponential form is:

21578 = 2¹ × 10789¹

Step-3: Factors of 21563

List of positive integer factors of 21563 that divides 21563 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 21578

List of positive integer factors of 21578 that divides 21563 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21563 and 21578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21563 and 21578 is 1.

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