What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21978 and 21993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21978 and 21993 is 3.

GCF(21978,21993) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21978 and 21993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21978 and 21993.

How to find the GCF of 21978 and 21993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21978 and 21993. After we will calculate the factors of 21978 and 21993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21978

Prime factors of 21978 are 2, 3, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 21978 in exponential form is:

21978 = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 21993

Prime factors of 21993 are 3, 7331. Prime factorization of 21993 in exponential form is:

21993 = 3¹ × 7331¹

Step-3: Factors of 21978

List of positive integer factors of 21978 that divides 21978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 37, 54, 66, 74, 99, 111, 198, 222, 297, 333, 407, 594, 666, 814, 999, 1221, 1998, 2442, 3663, 7326, 10989

Step-4: Factors of 21993

List of positive integer factors of 21993 that divides 21978 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21978 and 21993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21978 and 21993 is 3.

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