What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23172 and 23189?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23172 and 23189 is 1.

GCF(23172,23189) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23172 and 23189, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23172 and 23189.

How to find the GCF of 23172 and 23189?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23172 and 23189. After we will calculate the factors of 23172 and 23189 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23172

Prime factors of 23172 are 2, 3, 1931. Prime factorization of 23172 in exponential form is:

23172 = 2² × 3¹ × 1931¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23189

Prime factors of 23189 are 23189. Prime factorization of 23189 in exponential form is:

23189 = 23189¹

Step-3: Factors of 23172

List of positive integer factors of 23172 that divides 23172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1931, 3862, 5793, 7724, 11586

Step-4: Factors of 23189

List of positive integer factors of 23189 that divides 23172 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23172 and 23189. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23172 and 23189 is 1.

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