What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21928 and 21934?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21928 and 21934 is 2.

GCF(21928,21934) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21928 and 21934, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21928 and 21934.

How to find the GCF of 21928 and 21934?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21928 and 21934. After we will calculate the factors of 21928 and 21934 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21928

Prime factors of 21928 are 2, 2741. Prime factorization of 21928 in exponential form is:

21928 = 2³ × 2741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21934

Prime factors of 21934 are 2, 11, 997. Prime factorization of 21934 in exponential form is:

21934 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 997¹

Step-3: Factors of 21928

List of positive integer factors of 21928 that divides 21928 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2741, 5482, 10964

Step-4: Factors of 21934

List of positive integer factors of 21934 that divides 21928 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 997, 1994, 10967

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21928 and 21934. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21928 and 21934 is 2.

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