What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23242 and 23246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23242 and 23246 is 2.

GCF(23242,23246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23242 and 23246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23242 and 23246.

How to find the GCF of 23242 and 23246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23242 and 23246. After we will calculate the factors of 23242 and 23246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23242

Prime factors of 23242 are 2, 11621. Prime factorization of 23242 in exponential form is:

23242 = 2¹ × 11621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23246

Prime factors of 23246 are 2, 59, 197. Prime factorization of 23246 in exponential form is:

23246 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 23242

List of positive integer factors of 23242 that divides 23242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11621

Step-4: Factors of 23246

List of positive integer factors of 23246 that divides 23242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 197, 394, 11623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23242 and 23246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23242 and 23246 is 2.

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