What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21882 and 21901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21882 and 21901 is 1.

GCF(21882,21901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21882 and 21901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21882 and 21901.

How to find the GCF of 21882 and 21901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21882 and 21901. After we will calculate the factors of 21882 and 21901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21882

Prime factors of 21882 are 2, 3, 7, 521. Prime factorization of 21882 in exponential form is:

21882 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21901

Prime factors of 21901 are 11, 181. Prime factorization of 21901 in exponential form is:

21901 = 11² × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 21882

List of positive integer factors of 21882 that divides 21882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 521, 1042, 1563, 3126, 3647, 7294, 10941

Step-4: Factors of 21901

List of positive integer factors of 21901 that divides 21882 without a remainder.

1, 11, 121, 181, 1991

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21882 and 21901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21882 and 21901 is 1.

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