What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21983 and 21995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21983 and 21995 is 1.

GCF(21983,21995) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21983 and 21995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21983 and 21995.

How to find the GCF of 21983 and 21995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21983 and 21995. After we will calculate the factors of 21983 and 21995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 21995

Prime factors of 21995 are 5, 53, 83. Prime factorization of 21995 in exponential form is:

21995 = 5¹ × 53¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 21983

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 21995

List of positive integer factors of 21995 that divides 21983 without a remainder.

1, 5, 53, 83, 265, 415, 4399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21983 and 21995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21983 and 21995 is 1.

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