What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23738 and 23750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23738 and 23750 is 2.

GCF(23738,23750) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23738 and 23750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23738 and 23750.

How to find the GCF of 23738 and 23750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23738 and 23750. After we will calculate the factors of 23738 and 23750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23738

Prime factors of 23738 are 2, 11, 13, 83. Prime factorization of 23738 in exponential form is:

23738 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23750

Prime factors of 23750 are 2, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 23750 in exponential form is:

23750 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 23738

List of positive integer factors of 23738 that divides 23738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 22, 26, 83, 143, 166, 286, 913, 1079, 1826, 2158, 11869

Step-4: Factors of 23750

List of positive integer factors of 23750 that divides 23738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 125, 190, 250, 475, 625, 950, 1250, 2375, 4750, 11875

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23738 and 23750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23738 and 23750 is 2.

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