What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23423 and 23442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23423 and 23442 is 1.

GCF(23423,23442) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23423 and 23442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23423 and 23442.

How to find the GCF of 23423 and 23442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23423 and 23442. After we will calculate the factors of 23423 and 23442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23423

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

23423 = 59¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23442

Prime factors of 23442 are 2, 3, 3907. Prime factorization of 23442 in exponential form is:

23442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3907¹

Step-3: Factors of 23423

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

1, 59, 397

Step-4: Factors of 23442

List of positive integer factors of 23442 that divides 23423 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3907, 7814, 11721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23423 and 23442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23423 and 23442 is 1.

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