What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23126 and 23132?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23126 and 23132 is 2.

GCF(23126,23132) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23126 and 23132, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23126 and 23132.

How to find the GCF of 23126 and 23132?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23126 and 23132. After we will calculate the factors of 23126 and 23132 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23126

Prime factors of 23126 are 2, 31, 373. Prime factorization of 23126 in exponential form is:

23126 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23132

Prime factors of 23132 are 2, 5783. Prime factorization of 23132 in exponential form is:

23132 = 2² × 5783¹

Step-3: Factors of 23126

List of positive integer factors of 23126 that divides 23126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 373, 746, 11563

Step-4: Factors of 23132

List of positive integer factors of 23132 that divides 23126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5783, 11566

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23126 and 23132. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23126 and 23132 is 2.

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