What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21975 and 21983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21975 and 21983 is 1.

GCF(21975,21983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21975 and 21983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21975 and 21983.

How to find the GCF of 21975 and 21983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21975 and 21983. After we will calculate the factors of 21975 and 21983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21975

Prime factors of 21975 are 3, 5, 293. Prime factorization of 21975 in exponential form is:

21975 = 3¹ × 5² × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21983

Prime factors of 21983 are 13, 19, 89. Prime factorization of 21983 in exponential form is:

21983 = 13¹ × 19¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 21975

List of positive integer factors of 21975 that divides 21975 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 293, 879, 1465, 4395, 7325

Step-4: Factors of 21983

List of positive integer factors of 21983 that divides 21975 without a remainder.

1, 13, 19, 89, 247, 1157, 1691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21975 and 21983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21975 and 21983 is 1.

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