What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23142 and 23159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23142 and 23159 is 1.

GCF(23142,23159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23142 and 23159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23142 and 23159.

How to find the GCF of 23142 and 23159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23142 and 23159. After we will calculate the factors of 23142 and 23159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23142

Prime factors of 23142 are 2, 3, 7, 19, 29. Prime factorization of 23142 in exponential form is:

23142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23159

Prime factors of 23159 are 23159. Prime factorization of 23159 in exponential form is:

23159 = 23159¹

Step-3: Factors of 23142

List of positive integer factors of 23142 that divides 23142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 19, 21, 29, 38, 42, 57, 58, 87, 114, 133, 174, 203, 266, 399, 406, 551, 609, 798, 1102, 1218, 1653, 3306, 3857, 7714, 11571

Step-4: Factors of 23159

List of positive integer factors of 23159 that divides 23142 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23142 and 23159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23142 and 23159 is 1.

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