What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23579 and 23599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23579 and 23599 is 1.

GCF(23579,23599) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23579 and 23599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23579 and 23599.

How to find the GCF of 23579 and 23599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23579 and 23599. After we will calculate the factors of 23579 and 23599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23579

Prime factors of 23579 are 17, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 23579 in exponential form is:

23579 = 17¹ × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23599

Prime factors of 23599 are 23599. Prime factorization of 23599 in exponential form is:

23599 = 23599¹

Step-3: Factors of 23579

List of positive integer factors of 23579 that divides 23579 without a remainder.

1, 17, 19, 73, 323, 1241, 1387

Step-4: Factors of 23599

List of positive integer factors of 23599 that divides 23579 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23579 and 23599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23579 and 23599 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23579 and 23599