What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21650 and 21655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21650 and 21655 is 5.

GCF(21650,21655) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21650 and 21655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21650 and 21655.

How to find the GCF of 21650 and 21655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21650 and 21655. After we will calculate the factors of 21650 and 21655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21650

Prime factors of 21650 are 2, 5, 433. Prime factorization of 21650 in exponential form is:

21650 = 2¹ × 5² × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21655

Prime factors of 21655 are 5, 61, 71. Prime factorization of 21655 in exponential form is:

21655 = 5¹ × 61¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 21650

List of positive integer factors of 21650 that divides 21650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 433, 866, 2165, 4330, 10825

Step-4: Factors of 21655

List of positive integer factors of 21655 that divides 21650 without a remainder.

1, 5, 61, 71, 305, 355, 4331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21650 and 21655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21650 and 21655 is 5.

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