What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23740 and 23747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23740 and 23747 is 1.

GCF(23740,23747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23740 and 23747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23740 and 23747.

How to find the GCF of 23740 and 23747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23740 and 23747. After we will calculate the factors of 23740 and 23747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23740

Prime factors of 23740 are 2, 5, 1187. Prime factorization of 23740 in exponential form is:

23740 = 2² × 5¹ × 1187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23747

Prime factors of 23747 are 23747. Prime factorization of 23747 in exponential form is:

23747 = 23747¹

Step-3: Factors of 23740

List of positive integer factors of 23740 that divides 23740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1187, 2374, 4748, 5935, 11870

Step-4: Factors of 23747

List of positive integer factors of 23747 that divides 23740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23740 and 23747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23740 and 23747 is 1.

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