What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23358 and 23366?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23358 and 23366 is 2.

GCF(23358,23366) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23358 and 23366, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23358 and 23366.

How to find the GCF of 23358 and 23366?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23358 and 23366. After we will calculate the factors of 23358 and 23366 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23358

Prime factors of 23358 are 2, 3, 17, 229. Prime factorization of 23358 in exponential form is:

23358 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23366

Prime factors of 23366 are 2, 7, 1669. Prime factorization of 23366 in exponential form is:

23366 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1669¹

Step-3: Factors of 23358

List of positive integer factors of 23358 that divides 23358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 229, 458, 687, 1374, 3893, 7786, 11679

Step-4: Factors of 23366

List of positive integer factors of 23366 that divides 23358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1669, 3338, 11683

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23358 and 23366. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23358 and 23366 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23358 and 23366