What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21651 and 21662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21651 and 21662 is 1.

GCF(21651,21662) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21651 and 21662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21651 and 21662.

How to find the GCF of 21651 and 21662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21651 and 21662. After we will calculate the factors of 21651 and 21662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21651

Prime factors of 21651 are 3, 7, 1031. Prime factorization of 21651 in exponential form is:

21651 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1031¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21662

Prime factors of 21662 are 2, 10831. Prime factorization of 21662 in exponential form is:

21662 = 2¹ × 10831¹

Step-3: Factors of 21651

List of positive integer factors of 21651 that divides 21651 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1031, 3093, 7217

Step-4: Factors of 21662

List of positive integer factors of 21662 that divides 21651 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21651 and 21662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21651 and 21662 is 1.

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