What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10 and 23?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10 and 23 is 1.

GCF(10,23) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10 and 23, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10 and 23.

How to find the GCF of 10 and 23?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10 and 23. After we will calculate the factors of 10 and 23 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10

Prime factors of 10 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 10 in exponential form is:

10 = 2¹ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23

Prime factors of 23 are 23. Prime factorization of 23 in exponential form is:

23 = 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 10

List of positive integer factors of 10 that divides 10 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5

Step-4: Factors of 23

List of positive integer factors of 23 that divides 10 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10 and 23. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10 and 23 is 1.

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