What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21659 and 21671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21659 and 21671 is 1.

GCF(21659,21671) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21659 and 21671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21659 and 21671.

How to find the GCF of 21659 and 21671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21659 and 21671. After we will calculate the factors of 21659 and 21671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21659

Prime factors of 21659 are 11, 179. Prime factorization of 21659 in exponential form is:

21659 = 11² × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21671

Prime factors of 21671 are 13, 1667. Prime factorization of 21671 in exponential form is:

21671 = 13¹ × 1667¹

Step-3: Factors of 21659

List of positive integer factors of 21659 that divides 21659 without a remainder.

1, 11, 121, 179, 1969

Step-4: Factors of 21671

List of positive integer factors of 21671 that divides 21659 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1667

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21659 and 21671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21659 and 21671 is 1.

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