What is the Greatest Common Factor of 21997 and 22007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21997 and 22007 is 1.

GCF(21997,22007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 21997 and 22007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 21997 and 22007.

How to find the GCF of 21997 and 22007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 21997 and 22007. After we will calculate the factors of 21997 and 22007 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 22007

Prime factors of 22007 are 59, 373. Prime factorization of 22007 in exponential form is:

22007 = 59¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 21997

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

Step-4: Factors of 22007

List of positive integer factors of 22007 that divides 21997 without a remainder.

1, 59, 373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 21997 and 22007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21997 and 22007 is 1.

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