What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21596 and 21607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21596 and 21607 is 1.

GCF(21596,21607) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21596 and 21607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21596 and 21607.

How to find the GCF of 21596 and 21607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21596 and 21607. After we will calculate the factors of 21596 and 21607 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21596

Prime factors of 21596 are 2, 5399. Prime factorization of 21596 in exponential form is:

21596 = 2² × 5399¹

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 21596

List of positive integer factors of 21596 that divides 21596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5399, 10798

Step-4: Factors of 21607

List of positive integer factors of 21607 that divides 21596 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21596 and 21607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21596 and 21607 is 1.

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