What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21716 and 21733?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21716 and 21733 is 1.

GCF(21716,21733) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21716 and 21733, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21716 and 21733.

How to find the GCF of 21716 and 21733?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21716 and 21733. After we will calculate the factors of 21716 and 21733 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21716

Prime factors of 21716 are 2, 61, 89. Prime factorization of 21716 in exponential form is:

21716 = 2² × 61¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21733

Prime factors of 21733 are 103, 211. Prime factorization of 21733 in exponential form is:

21733 = 103¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 21716

List of positive integer factors of 21716 that divides 21716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 89, 122, 178, 244, 356, 5429, 10858

Step-4: Factors of 21733

List of positive integer factors of 21733 that divides 21716 without a remainder.

1, 103, 211

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21716 and 21733. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21716 and 21733 is 1.

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