What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20234 and 20238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20234 and 20238 is 2.

GCF(20234,20238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20234 and 20238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20234 and 20238.

How to find the GCF of 20234 and 20238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20234 and 20238. After we will calculate the factors of 20234 and 20238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20234

Prime factors of 20234 are 2, 67, 151. Prime factorization of 20234 in exponential form is:

20234 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20238

Prime factors of 20238 are 2, 3, 3373. Prime factorization of 20238 in exponential form is:

20238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3373¹

Step-3: Factors of 20234

List of positive integer factors of 20234 that divides 20234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 151, 302, 10117

Step-4: Factors of 20238

List of positive integer factors of 20238 that divides 20234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3373, 6746, 10119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20234 and 20238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20234 and 20238 is 2.

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