What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21591 and 21607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21591 and 21607 is 1.

GCF(21591,21607) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21591 and 21607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21591 and 21607.

How to find the GCF of 21591 and 21607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21591 and 21607. After we will calculate the factors of 21591 and 21607 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21591

Prime factors of 21591 are 3, 2399. Prime factorization of 21591 in exponential form is:

21591 = 3² × 2399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21607

Prime factors of 21607 are 17, 31, 41. Prime factorization of 21607 in exponential form is:

21607 = 17¹ × 31¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 21591

List of positive integer factors of 21591 that divides 21591 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2399, 7197

Step-4: Factors of 21607

List of positive integer factors of 21607 that divides 21591 without a remainder.

1, 17, 31, 41, 527, 697, 1271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21591 and 21607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21591 and 21607 is 1.

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