What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20723 and 20737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20723 and 20737 is 1.

GCF(20723,20737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20723 and 20737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20723 and 20737.

How to find the GCF of 20723 and 20737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20723 and 20737. After we will calculate the factors of 20723 and 20737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20723

Prime factors of 20723 are 17, 23, 53. Prime factorization of 20723 in exponential form is:

20723 = 17¹ × 23¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20737

Prime factors of 20737 are 89, 233. Prime factorization of 20737 in exponential form is:

20737 = 89¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 20723

List of positive integer factors of 20723 that divides 20723 without a remainder.

1, 17, 23, 53, 391, 901, 1219

Step-4: Factors of 20737

List of positive integer factors of 20737 that divides 20723 without a remainder.

1, 89, 233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20723 and 20737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20723 and 20737 is 1.

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