What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21572 and 21589?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21572 and 21589 is 1.

GCF(21572,21589) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21572 and 21589, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21572 and 21589.

How to find the GCF of 21572 and 21589?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21572 and 21589. After we will calculate the factors of 21572 and 21589 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21572

Prime factors of 21572 are 2, 5393. Prime factorization of 21572 in exponential form is:

21572 = 2² × 5393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21589

Prime factors of 21589 are 21589. Prime factorization of 21589 in exponential form is:

21589 = 21589¹

Step-3: Factors of 21572

List of positive integer factors of 21572 that divides 21572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5393, 10786

Step-4: Factors of 21589

List of positive integer factors of 21589 that divides 21572 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21572 and 21589. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21572 and 21589 is 1.

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