What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21615 and 21627?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21615 and 21627 is 3.

GCF(21615,21627) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21615 and 21627, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21615 and 21627.

How to find the GCF of 21615 and 21627?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21615 and 21627. After we will calculate the factors of 21615 and 21627 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21615

Prime factors of 21615 are 3, 5, 11, 131. Prime factorization of 21615 in exponential form is:

21615 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 131¹

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 21615

List of positive integer factors of 21615 that divides 21615 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 33, 55, 131, 165, 393, 655, 1441, 1965, 4323, 7205

Step-4: Factors of 21627

List of positive integer factors of 21627 that divides 21615 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 21615 and 21627. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21615 and 21627 is 3.

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