What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23418 and 23432?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23418 and 23432 is 2.

GCF(23418,23432) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23418 and 23432, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23418 and 23432.

How to find the GCF of 23418 and 23432?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23418 and 23432. After we will calculate the factors of 23418 and 23432 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 23432

Prime factors of 23432 are 2, 29, 101. Prime factorization of 23432 in exponential form is:

23432 = 2³ × 29¹ × 101¹

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 23432

List of positive integer factors of 23432 that divides 23418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 101, 116, 202, 232, 404, 808, 2929, 5858, 11716

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23418 and 23432. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23418 and 23432 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23418 and 23432