What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21571 and 21578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21571 and 21578 is 1.

GCF(21571,21578) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21571 and 21578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21571 and 21578.

How to find the GCF of 21571 and 21578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21571 and 21578. After we will calculate the factors of 21571 and 21578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21571

Prime factors of 21571 are 11, 37, 53. Prime factorization of 21571 in exponential form is:

21571 = 11¹ × 37¹ × 53¹

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 21571

List of positive integer factors of 21571 that divides 21571 without a remainder.

1, 11, 37, 53, 407, 583, 1961

Step-4: Factors of 21578

List of positive integer factors of 21578 that divides 21571 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21571 and 21578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21571 and 21578 is 1.

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