What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21697 and 21702?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21697 and 21702 is 1.

GCF(21697,21702) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21697 and 21702, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21697 and 21702.

How to find the GCF of 21697 and 21702?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21697 and 21702. After we will calculate the factors of 21697 and 21702 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21697

Prime factors of 21697 are 13, 1669. Prime factorization of 21697 in exponential form is:

21697 = 13¹ × 1669¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21702

Prime factors of 21702 are 2, 3, 3617. Prime factorization of 21702 in exponential form is:

21702 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3617¹

Step-3: Factors of 21697

List of positive integer factors of 21697 that divides 21697 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1669

Step-4: Factors of 21702

List of positive integer factors of 21702 that divides 21697 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3617, 7234, 10851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21697 and 21702. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21697 and 21702 is 1.

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