What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23270 and 23278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23270 and 23278 is 2.

GCF(23270,23278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23270 and 23278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23270 and 23278.

How to find the GCF of 23270 and 23278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23270 and 23278. After we will calculate the factors of 23270 and 23278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23270

Prime factors of 23270 are 2, 5, 13, 179. Prime factorization of 23270 in exponential form is:

23270 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23278

Prime factors of 23278 are 2, 103, 113. Prime factorization of 23278 in exponential form is:

23278 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 23270

List of positive integer factors of 23270 that divides 23270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65, 130, 179, 358, 895, 1790, 2327, 4654, 11635

Step-4: Factors of 23278

List of positive integer factors of 23278 that divides 23270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 113, 206, 226, 11639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23270 and 23278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23270 and 23278 is 2.

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