What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21928 and 21946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21928 and 21946 is 2.

GCF(21928,21946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21928 and 21946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21928 and 21946.

How to find the GCF of 21928 and 21946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21928 and 21946. After we will calculate the factors of 21928 and 21946 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 21946

Prime factors of 21946 are 2, 10973. Prime factorization of 21946 in exponential form is:

21946 = 2¹ × 10973¹

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 21946

List of positive integer factors of 21946 that divides 21928 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10973

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21928 and 21946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21928 and 21946 is 2.

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