What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21618 and 21635?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21618 and 21635 is 1.

GCF(21618,21635) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21618 and 21635, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21618 and 21635.

How to find the GCF of 21618 and 21635?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21618 and 21635. After we will calculate the factors of 21618 and 21635 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21618

Prime factors of 21618 are 2, 3, 1201. Prime factorization of 21618 in exponential form is:

21618 = 2¹ × 3² × 1201¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21635

Prime factors of 21635 are 5, 4327. Prime factorization of 21635 in exponential form is:

21635 = 5¹ × 4327¹

Step-3: Factors of 21618

List of positive integer factors of 21618 that divides 21618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1201, 2402, 3603, 7206, 10809

Step-4: Factors of 21635

List of positive integer factors of 21635 that divides 21618 without a remainder.

1, 5, 4327

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21618 and 21635. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21618 and 21635 is 1.

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