What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23588 and 23594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23588 and 23594 is 2.

GCF(23588,23594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23588 and 23594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23588 and 23594.

How to find the GCF of 23588 and 23594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23588 and 23594. After we will calculate the factors of 23588 and 23594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23588

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

23588 = 2² × 5897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23594

Prime factors of 23594 are 2, 47, 251. Prime factorization of 23594 in exponential form is:

23594 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 23588

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

1, 2, 4, 5897, 11794

Step-4: Factors of 23594

List of positive integer factors of 23594 that divides 23588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 251, 502, 11797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23588 and 23594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23588 and 23594 is 2.

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