What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23714 and 23724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23714 and 23724 is 2.

GCF(23714,23724) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23714 and 23724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23714 and 23724.

How to find the GCF of 23714 and 23724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23714 and 23724. After we will calculate the factors of 23714 and 23724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23714

Prime factors of 23714 are 2, 71, 167. Prime factorization of 23714 in exponential form is:

23714 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23724

Prime factors of 23724 are 2, 3, 659. Prime factorization of 23724 in exponential form is:

23724 = 2² × 3² × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 23714

List of positive integer factors of 23714 that divides 23714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 167, 334, 11857

Step-4: Factors of 23724

List of positive integer factors of 23724 that divides 23714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 659, 1318, 1977, 2636, 3954, 5931, 7908, 11862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23714 and 23724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23714 and 23724 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23714 and 23724