What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21606 and 21614?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21606 and 21614 is 2.

GCF(21606,21614) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21606 and 21614, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21606 and 21614.

How to find the GCF of 21606 and 21614?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21606 and 21614. After we will calculate the factors of 21606 and 21614 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21606

Prime factors of 21606 are 2, 3, 13, 277. Prime factorization of 21606 in exponential form is:

21606 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21614

Prime factors of 21614 are 2, 101, 107. Prime factorization of 21614 in exponential form is:

21614 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 21606

List of positive integer factors of 21606 that divides 21606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 277, 554, 831, 1662, 3601, 7202, 10803

Step-4: Factors of 21614

List of positive integer factors of 21614 that divides 21606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 107, 202, 214, 10807

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21606 and 21614. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21606 and 21614 is 2.

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