What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21627 and 21643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21627 and 21643 is 1.

GCF(21627,21643) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21627 and 21643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21627 and 21643.

How to find the GCF of 21627 and 21643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21627 and 21643. After we will calculate the factors of 21627 and 21643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21627

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

21627 = 3⁵ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21643

Prime factors of 21643 are 23, 941. Prime factorization of 21643 in exponential form is:

21643 = 23¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 21627

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 21643

List of positive integer factors of 21643 that divides 21627 without a remainder.

1, 23, 941

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21627 and 21643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21627 and 21643 is 1.

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