What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23216 and 23231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23216 and 23231 is 1.

GCF(23216,23231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23216 and 23231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23216 and 23231.

How to find the GCF of 23216 and 23231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23216 and 23231. After we will calculate the factors of 23216 and 23231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23216

Prime factors of 23216 are 2, 1451. Prime factorization of 23216 in exponential form is:

23216 = 2⁴ × 1451¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23231

Prime factors of 23231 are 13, 1787. Prime factorization of 23231 in exponential form is:

23231 = 13¹ × 1787¹

Step-3: Factors of 23216

List of positive integer factors of 23216 that divides 23216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1451, 2902, 5804, 11608

Step-4: Factors of 23231

List of positive integer factors of 23231 that divides 23216 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23216 and 23231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23216 and 23231 is 1.

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