What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23748 and 23762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23748 and 23762 is 2.

GCF(23748,23762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23748 and 23762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23748 and 23762.

How to find the GCF of 23748 and 23762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23748 and 23762. After we will calculate the factors of 23748 and 23762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23748

Prime factors of 23748 are 2, 3, 1979. Prime factorization of 23748 in exponential form is:

23748 = 2² × 3¹ × 1979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23762

Prime factors of 23762 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 23762 in exponential form is:

23762 = 2¹ × 109²

Step-3: Factors of 23748

List of positive integer factors of 23748 that divides 23748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1979, 3958, 5937, 7916, 11874

Step-4: Factors of 23762

List of positive integer factors of 23762 that divides 23748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 218, 11881

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23748 and 23762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23748 and 23762 is 2.

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