What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21612 and 21627?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21612 and 21627 is 3.

GCF(21612,21627) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21612 and 21627, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21612 and 21627.

How to find the GCF of 21612 and 21627?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21612 and 21627. After we will calculate the factors of 21612 and 21627 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21612

Prime factors of 21612 are 2, 3, 1801. Prime factorization of 21612 in exponential form is:

21612 = 2² × 3¹ × 1801¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21627

Prime factors of 21627 are 3, 89. Prime factorization of 21627 in exponential form is:

21627 = 3⁵ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 21612

List of positive integer factors of 21612 that divides 21612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1801, 3602, 5403, 7204, 10806

Step-4: Factors of 21627

List of positive integer factors of 21627 that divides 21612 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 89, 243, 267, 801, 2403, 7209

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21612 and 21627. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21612 and 21627 is 3.

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