What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21843 and 21863?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21843 and 21863 is 1.

GCF(21843,21863) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21843 and 21863, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21843 and 21863.

How to find the GCF of 21843 and 21863?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21843 and 21863. After we will calculate the factors of 21843 and 21863 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21843

Prime factors of 21843 are 3, 809. Prime factorization of 21843 in exponential form is:

21843 = 3³ × 809¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21863

Prime factors of 21863 are 21863. Prime factorization of 21863 in exponential form is:

21863 = 21863¹

Step-3: Factors of 21843

List of positive integer factors of 21843 that divides 21843 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 809, 2427, 7281

Step-4: Factors of 21863

List of positive integer factors of 21863 that divides 21843 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21843 and 21863. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21843 and 21863 is 1.

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