What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23418 and 23423?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23418 and 23423 is 1.

GCF(23418,23423) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23418 and 23423, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23418 and 23423.

How to find the GCF of 23418 and 23423?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23418 and 23423. After we will calculate the factors of 23418 and 23423 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23418

Prime factors of 23418 are 2, 3, 1301. Prime factorization of 23418 in exponential form is:

23418 = 2¹ × 3² × 1301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23423

Prime factors of 23423 are 59, 397. Prime factorization of 23423 in exponential form is:

23423 = 59¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 23418

List of positive integer factors of 23418 that divides 23418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1301, 2602, 3903, 7806, 11709

Step-4: Factors of 23423

List of positive integer factors of 23423 that divides 23418 without a remainder.

1, 59, 397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23418 and 23423. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23418 and 23423 is 1.

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