What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23538 and 23542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23538 and 23542 is 2.

GCF(23538,23542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23538 and 23542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23538 and 23542.

How to find the GCF of 23538 and 23542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23538 and 23542. After we will calculate the factors of 23538 and 23542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23538

Prime factors of 23538 are 2, 3, 3923. Prime factorization of 23538 in exponential form is:

23538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3923¹

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 23538

List of positive integer factors of 23538 that divides 23538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3923, 7846, 11769

Step-4: Factors of 23542

List of positive integer factors of 23542 that divides 23538 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23538 and 23542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23538 and 23542 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23538 and 23542