What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23530 and 23546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23530 and 23546 is 2.

GCF(23530,23546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23530 and 23546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23530 and 23546.

How to find the GCF of 23530 and 23546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23530 and 23546. After we will calculate the factors of 23530 and 23546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23530

Prime factors of 23530 are 2, 5, 13, 181. Prime factorization of 23530 in exponential form is:

23530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23546

Prime factors of 23546 are 2, 61, 193. Prime factorization of 23546 in exponential form is:

23546 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 23530

List of positive integer factors of 23530 that divides 23530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65, 130, 181, 362, 905, 1810, 2353, 4706, 11765

Step-4: Factors of 23546

List of positive integer factors of 23546 that divides 23530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 193, 386, 11773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23530 and 23546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23530 and 23546 is 2.

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