What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23524 and 23542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23524 and 23542 is 2.

GCF(23524,23542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23524 and 23542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23524 and 23542.

How to find the GCF of 23524 and 23542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23524 and 23542. After we will calculate the factors of 23524 and 23542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23524

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

23524 = 2² × 5881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23542

Prime factors of 23542 are 2, 79, 149. Prime factorization of 23542 in exponential form is:

23542 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 23524

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

1, 2, 4, 5881, 11762

Step-4: Factors of 23542

List of positive integer factors of 23542 that divides 23524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 149, 158, 298, 11771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23524 and 23542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23524 and 23542 is 2.

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