What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23820 and 23837?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23820 and 23837 is 1.

GCF(23820,23837) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23820 and 23837, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23820 and 23837.

How to find the GCF of 23820 and 23837?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23820 and 23837. After we will calculate the factors of 23820 and 23837 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23820

Prime factors of 23820 are 2, 3, 5, 397. Prime factorization of 23820 in exponential form is:

23820 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23837

Prime factors of 23837 are 11, 197. Prime factorization of 23837 in exponential form is:

23837 = 11² × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 23820

List of positive integer factors of 23820 that divides 23820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 397, 794, 1191, 1588, 1985, 2382, 3970, 4764, 5955, 7940, 11910

Step-4: Factors of 23837

List of positive integer factors of 23837 that divides 23820 without a remainder.

1, 11, 121, 197, 2167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23820 and 23837. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23820 and 23837 is 1.

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