What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84012 and 84021?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84012 and 84021 is 3.

GCF(84012,84021) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84012 and 84021, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84012 and 84021.

How to find the GCF of 84012 and 84021?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84012 and 84021. After we will calculate the factors of 84012 and 84021 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84012

Prime factors of 84012 are 2, 3, 7001. Prime factorization of 84012 in exponential form is:

84012 = 2² × 3¹ × 7001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84021

Prime factors of 84021 are 3, 7, 4001. Prime factorization of 84021 in exponential form is:

84021 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 4001¹

Step-3: Factors of 84012

List of positive integer factors of 84012 that divides 84012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7001, 14002, 21003, 28004, 42006

Step-4: Factors of 84021

List of positive integer factors of 84021 that divides 84012 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 4001, 12003, 28007

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84012 and 84021. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84012 and 84021 is 3.

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