What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23802 and 23806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23802 and 23806 is 2.

GCF(23802,23806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23802 and 23806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23802 and 23806.

How to find the GCF of 23802 and 23806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23802 and 23806. After we will calculate the factors of 23802 and 23806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23802

Prime factors of 23802 are 2, 3, 3967. Prime factorization of 23802 in exponential form is:

23802 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23806

Prime factors of 23806 are 2, 11903. Prime factorization of 23806 in exponential form is:

23806 = 2¹ × 11903¹

Step-3: Factors of 23802

List of positive integer factors of 23802 that divides 23802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3967, 7934, 11901

Step-4: Factors of 23806

List of positive integer factors of 23806 that divides 23802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23802 and 23806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23802 and 23806 is 2.

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