What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23491 and 23501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23491 and 23501 is 1.

GCF(23491,23501) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23491 and 23501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23491 and 23501.

How to find the GCF of 23491 and 23501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23491 and 23501. After we will calculate the factors of 23491 and 23501 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23491

Prime factors of 23491 are 13, 139. Prime factorization of 23491 in exponential form is:

23491 = 13² × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23501

Prime factors of 23501 are 71, 331. Prime factorization of 23501 in exponential form is:

23501 = 71¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 23491

List of positive integer factors of 23491 that divides 23491 without a remainder.

1, 13, 139, 169, 1807

Step-4: Factors of 23501

List of positive integer factors of 23501 that divides 23491 without a remainder.

1, 71, 331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23491 and 23501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23491 and 23501 is 1.

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