What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23826 and 23836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23826 and 23836 is 2.

GCF(23826,23836) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23826 and 23836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23826 and 23836.

How to find the GCF of 23826 and 23836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23826 and 23836. After we will calculate the factors of 23826 and 23836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23826

Prime factors of 23826 are 2, 3, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 23826 in exponential form is:

23826 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 19²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23836

Prime factors of 23836 are 2, 59, 101. Prime factorization of 23836 in exponential form is:

23836 = 2² × 59¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 23826

List of positive integer factors of 23826 that divides 23826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 19, 22, 33, 38, 57, 66, 114, 209, 361, 418, 627, 722, 1083, 1254, 2166, 3971, 7942, 11913

Step-4: Factors of 23836

List of positive integer factors of 23836 that divides 23826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 101, 118, 202, 236, 404, 5959, 11918

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23826 and 23836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23826 and 23836 is 2.

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