What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23702 and 23709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23702 and 23709 is 7.

GCF(23702,23709) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23702 and 23709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23702 and 23709.

How to find the GCF of 23702 and 23709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23702 and 23709. After we will calculate the factors of 23702 and 23709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23702

Prime factors of 23702 are 2, 7, 1693. Prime factorization of 23702 in exponential form is:

23702 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23709

Prime factors of 23709 are 3, 7, 1129. Prime factorization of 23709 in exponential form is:

23709 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1129¹

Step-3: Factors of 23702

List of positive integer factors of 23702 that divides 23702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1693, 3386, 11851

Step-4: Factors of 23709

List of positive integer factors of 23709 that divides 23702 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1129, 3387, 7903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23702 and 23709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23702 and 23709 is 7.

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