What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23001 and 23006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23001 and 23006 is 1.

GCF(23001,23006) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23001 and 23006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23001 and 23006.

How to find the GCF of 23001 and 23006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23001 and 23006. After we will calculate the factors of 23001 and 23006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23001

Prime factors of 23001 are 3, 11, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 23001 in exponential form is:

23001 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23006

Prime factors of 23006 are 2, 11503. Prime factorization of 23006 in exponential form is:

23006 = 2¹ × 11503¹

Step-3: Factors of 23001

List of positive integer factors of 23001 that divides 23001 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 17, 33, 41, 51, 123, 187, 451, 561, 697, 1353, 2091, 7667

Step-4: Factors of 23006

List of positive integer factors of 23006 that divides 23001 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23001 and 23006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23001 and 23006 is 1.

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