What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23146 and 23162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23146 and 23162 is 2.

GCF(23146,23162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23146 and 23162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23146 and 23162.

How to find the GCF of 23146 and 23162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23146 and 23162. After we will calculate the factors of 23146 and 23162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23146

Prime factors of 23146 are 2, 71, 163. Prime factorization of 23146 in exponential form is:

23146 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23162

Prime factors of 23162 are 2, 37, 313. Prime factorization of 23162 in exponential form is:

23162 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 23146

List of positive integer factors of 23146 that divides 23146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 163, 326, 11573

Step-4: Factors of 23162

List of positive integer factors of 23162 that divides 23146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 313, 626, 11581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23146 and 23162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23146 and 23162 is 2.

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