What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23480 and 23493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23480 and 23493 is 1.

GCF(23480,23493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23480 and 23493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23480 and 23493.

How to find the GCF of 23480 and 23493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23480 and 23493. After we will calculate the factors of 23480 and 23493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23480

Prime factors of 23480 are 2, 5, 587. Prime factorization of 23480 in exponential form is:

23480 = 2³ × 5¹ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23493

Prime factors of 23493 are 3, 41, 191. Prime factorization of 23493 in exponential form is:

23493 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 23480

List of positive integer factors of 23480 that divides 23480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 587, 1174, 2348, 2935, 4696, 5870, 11740

Step-4: Factors of 23493

List of positive integer factors of 23493 that divides 23480 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 191, 573, 7831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23480 and 23493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23480 and 23493 is 1.

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