What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23442 and 23451?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23442 and 23451 is 3.

GCF(23442,23451) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23442 and 23451, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23442 and 23451.

How to find the GCF of 23442 and 23451?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23442 and 23451. After we will calculate the factors of 23442 and 23451 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 23451

Prime factors of 23451 are 3, 7817. Prime factorization of 23451 in exponential form is:

23451 = 3¹ × 7817¹

Step-3: Factors of 23442

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23451

List of positive integer factors of 23451 that divides 23442 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7817

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23442 and 23451. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23442 and 23451 is 3.

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