What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23572 and 23590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23572 and 23590 is 2.

GCF(23572,23590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23572 and 23590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23572 and 23590.

How to find the GCF of 23572 and 23590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23572 and 23590. After we will calculate the factors of 23572 and 23590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23572

Prime factors of 23572 are 2, 71, 83. Prime factorization of 23572 in exponential form is:

23572 = 2² × 71¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23590

Prime factors of 23590 are 2, 5, 7, 337. Prime factorization of 23590 in exponential form is:

23590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 23572

List of positive integer factors of 23572 that divides 23572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 83, 142, 166, 284, 332, 5893, 11786

Step-4: Factors of 23590

List of positive integer factors of 23590 that divides 23572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70, 337, 674, 1685, 2359, 3370, 4718, 11795

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23572 and 23590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23572 and 23590 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23572 and 23590