What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21997 and 22003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21997 and 22003 is 1.

GCF(21997,22003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21997 and 22003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21997 and 22003.

How to find the GCF of 21997 and 22003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21997 and 22003. After we will calculate the factors of 21997 and 22003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 21997

Prime factors of 21997 are 21997. Prime factorization of 21997 in exponential form is:

21997 = 21997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22003

Prime factors of 22003 are 22003. Prime factorization of 22003 in exponential form is:

22003 = 22003¹

Step-3: Factors of 21997

List of positive integer factors of 21997 that divides 21997 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 22003

List of positive integer factors of 22003 that divides 21997 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21997 and 22003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21997 and 22003 is 1.

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