What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23574 and 23588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23574 and 23588 is 2.

GCF(23574,23588) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23574 and 23588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23574 and 23588.

How to find the GCF of 23574 and 23588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23574 and 23588. After we will calculate the factors of 23574 and 23588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23574

Prime factors of 23574 are 2, 3, 3929. Prime factorization of 23574 in exponential form is:

23574 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23588

Prime factors of 23588 are 2, 5897. Prime factorization of 23588 in exponential form is:

23588 = 2² × 5897¹

Step-3: Factors of 23574

List of positive integer factors of 23574 that divides 23574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3929, 7858, 11787

Step-4: Factors of 23588

List of positive integer factors of 23588 that divides 23574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5897, 11794

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23574 and 23588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23574 and 23588 is 2.

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