What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23492 and 23500?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23492 and 23500 is 4.

GCF(23492,23500) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23492 and 23500, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23492 and 23500.

How to find the GCF of 23492 and 23500?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23492 and 23500. After we will calculate the factors of 23492 and 23500 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23492

Prime factors of 23492 are 2, 7, 839. Prime factorization of 23492 in exponential form is:

23492 = 2² × 7¹ × 839¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23500

Prime factors of 23500 are 2, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 23500 in exponential form is:

23500 = 2² × 5³ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 23492

List of positive integer factors of 23492 that divides 23492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 839, 1678, 3356, 5873, 11746

Step-4: Factors of 23500

List of positive integer factors of 23500 that divides 23492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 47, 50, 94, 100, 125, 188, 235, 250, 470, 500, 940, 1175, 2350, 4700, 5875, 11750

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23492 and 23500. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23492 and 23500 is 4.

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