What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21683 and 21687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21683 and 21687 is 1.

GCF(21683,21687) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21683 and 21687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21683 and 21687.

How to find the GCF of 21683 and 21687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21683 and 21687. After we will calculate the factors of 21683 and 21687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21683

Prime factors of 21683 are 21683. Prime factorization of 21683 in exponential form is:

21683 = 21683¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21687

Prime factors of 21687 are 3, 7229. Prime factorization of 21687 in exponential form is:

21687 = 3¹ × 7229¹

Step-3: Factors of 21683

List of positive integer factors of 21683 that divides 21683 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 21687

List of positive integer factors of 21687 that divides 21683 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21683 and 21687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21683 and 21687 is 1.

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