What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21940 and 21958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21940 and 21958 is 2.

GCF(21940,21958) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21940 and 21958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21940 and 21958.

How to find the GCF of 21940 and 21958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21940 and 21958. After we will calculate the factors of 21940 and 21958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21940

Prime factors of 21940 are 2, 5, 1097. Prime factorization of 21940 in exponential form is:

21940 = 2² × 5¹ × 1097¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21958

Prime factors of 21958 are 2, 10979. Prime factorization of 21958 in exponential form is:

21958 = 2¹ × 10979¹

Step-3: Factors of 21940

List of positive integer factors of 21940 that divides 21940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1097, 2194, 4388, 5485, 10970

Step-4: Factors of 21958

List of positive integer factors of 21958 that divides 21940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21940 and 21958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21940 and 21958 is 2.

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