What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21956 and 21967?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21956 and 21967 is 11.

GCF(21956,21967) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21956 and 21967, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21956 and 21967.

How to find the GCF of 21956 and 21967?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21956 and 21967. After we will calculate the factors of 21956 and 21967 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21956

Prime factors of 21956 are 2, 11, 499. Prime factorization of 21956 in exponential form is:

21956 = 2² × 11¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21967

Prime factors of 21967 are 11, 1997. Prime factorization of 21967 in exponential form is:

21967 = 11¹ × 1997¹

Step-3: Factors of 21956

List of positive integer factors of 21956 that divides 21956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 499, 998, 1996, 5489, 10978

Step-4: Factors of 21967

List of positive integer factors of 21967 that divides 21956 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21956 and 21967. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21956 and 21967 is 11.

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