What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21603 and 21622?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21603 and 21622 is 19.

GCF(21603,21622) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21603 and 21622, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21603 and 21622.

How to find the GCF of 21603 and 21622?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21603 and 21622. After we will calculate the factors of 21603 and 21622 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21603

Prime factors of 21603 are 3, 19, 379. Prime factorization of 21603 in exponential form is:

21603 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21622

Prime factors of 21622 are 2, 19, 569. Prime factorization of 21622 in exponential form is:

21622 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 21603

List of positive integer factors of 21603 that divides 21603 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 379, 1137, 7201

Step-4: Factors of 21622

List of positive integer factors of 21622 that divides 21603 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 569, 1138, 10811

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21603 and 21622. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21603 and 21622 is 19.

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