What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20901 and 20919?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20901 and 20919 is 3.

GCF(20901,20919) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20901 and 20919, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20901 and 20919.

How to find the GCF of 20901 and 20919?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20901 and 20919. After we will calculate the factors of 20901 and 20919 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20901

Prime factors of 20901 are 3, 6967. Prime factorization of 20901 in exponential form is:

20901 = 3¹ × 6967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20919

Prime factors of 20919 are 3, 19, 367. Prime factorization of 20919 in exponential form is:

20919 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 20901

List of positive integer factors of 20901 that divides 20901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6967

Step-4: Factors of 20919

List of positive integer factors of 20919 that divides 20901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 367, 1101, 6973

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20901 and 20919. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20901 and 20919 is 3.

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