What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23779 and 23786?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23779 and 23786 is 7.

GCF(23779,23786) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23779 and 23786, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23779 and 23786.

How to find the GCF of 23779 and 23786?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23779 and 23786. After we will calculate the factors of 23779 and 23786 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23779

Prime factors of 23779 are 7, 43, 79. Prime factorization of 23779 in exponential form is:

23779 = 7¹ × 43¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23786

Prime factors of 23786 are 2, 7, 1699. Prime factorization of 23786 in exponential form is:

23786 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1699¹

Step-3: Factors of 23779

List of positive integer factors of 23779 that divides 23779 without a remainder.

1, 7, 43, 79, 301, 553, 3397

Step-4: Factors of 23786

List of positive integer factors of 23786 that divides 23779 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1699, 3398, 11893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23779 and 23786. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23779 and 23786 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23779 and 23786