What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23514 and 23524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23514 and 23524 is 2.

GCF(23514,23524) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23514 and 23524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23514 and 23524.

How to find the GCF of 23514 and 23524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23514 and 23524. After we will calculate the factors of 23514 and 23524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23514

Prime factors of 23514 are 2, 3, 3919. Prime factorization of 23514 in exponential form is:

23514 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3919¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23524

Prime factors of 23524 are 2, 5881. Prime factorization of 23524 in exponential form is:

23524 = 2² × 5881¹

Step-3: Factors of 23514

List of positive integer factors of 23514 that divides 23514 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3919, 7838, 11757

Step-4: Factors of 23524

List of positive integer factors of 23524 that divides 23514 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5881, 11762

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23514 and 23524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23514 and 23524 is 2.

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