What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23246 and 23258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23246 and 23258 is 2.

GCF(23246,23258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23246 and 23258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23246 and 23258.

How to find the GCF of 23246 and 23258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23246 and 23258. After we will calculate the factors of 23246 and 23258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 23258

Prime factors of 23258 are 2, 29, 401. Prime factorization of 23258 in exponential form is:

23258 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 23246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23258

List of positive integer factors of 23258 that divides 23246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 401, 802, 11629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23246 and 23258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23246 and 23258 is 2.

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