What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23518 and 23537?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23518 and 23537 is 1.

GCF(23518,23537) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23518 and 23537, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23518 and 23537.

How to find the GCF of 23518 and 23537?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23518 and 23537. After we will calculate the factors of 23518 and 23537 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23518

Prime factors of 23518 are 2, 11, 1069. Prime factorization of 23518 in exponential form is:

23518 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23537

Prime factors of 23537 are 23537. Prime factorization of 23537 in exponential form is:

23537 = 23537¹

Step-3: Factors of 23518

List of positive integer factors of 23518 that divides 23518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1069, 2138, 11759

Step-4: Factors of 23537

List of positive integer factors of 23537 that divides 23518 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23518 and 23537. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23518 and 23537 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23518 and 23537