What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21720 and 21724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21720 and 21724 is 4.

GCF(21720,21724) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21720 and 21724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21720 and 21724.

How to find the GCF of 21720 and 21724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21720 and 21724. After we will calculate the factors of 21720 and 21724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21720

Prime factors of 21720 are 2, 3, 5, 181. Prime factorization of 21720 in exponential form is:

21720 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21724

Prime factors of 21724 are 2, 5431. Prime factorization of 21724 in exponential form is:

21724 = 2² × 5431¹

Step-3: Factors of 21720

List of positive integer factors of 21720 that divides 21720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 181, 362, 543, 724, 905, 1086, 1448, 1810, 2172, 2715, 3620, 4344, 5430, 7240, 10860

Step-4: Factors of 21724

List of positive integer factors of 21724 that divides 21720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5431, 10862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21720 and 21724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21720 and 21724 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 21720 and 21724