What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23818 and 23838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23818 and 23838 is 2.

GCF(23818,23838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23818 and 23838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23818 and 23838.

How to find the GCF of 23818 and 23838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23818 and 23838. After we will calculate the factors of 23818 and 23838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23818

Prime factors of 23818 are 2, 11909. Prime factorization of 23818 in exponential form is:

23818 = 2¹ × 11909¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23838

Prime factors of 23838 are 2, 3, 29, 137. Prime factorization of 23838 in exponential form is:

23838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 23818

List of positive integer factors of 23818 that divides 23818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11909

Step-4: Factors of 23838

List of positive integer factors of 23838 that divides 23818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 137, 174, 274, 411, 822, 3973, 7946, 11919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23818 and 23838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23818 and 23838 is 2.

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