What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21877 and 21895?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21877 and 21895 is 1.

GCF(21877,21895) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21877 and 21895, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21877 and 21895.

How to find the GCF of 21877 and 21895?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21877 and 21895. After we will calculate the factors of 21877 and 21895 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21877

Prime factors of 21877 are 131, 167. Prime factorization of 21877 in exponential form is:

21877 = 131¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21895

Prime factors of 21895 are 5, 29, 151. Prime factorization of 21895 in exponential form is:

21895 = 5¹ × 29¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 21877

List of positive integer factors of 21877 that divides 21877 without a remainder.

1, 131, 167

Step-4: Factors of 21895

List of positive integer factors of 21895 that divides 21877 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 145, 151, 755, 4379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21877 and 21895. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21877 and 21895 is 1.

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