What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23846 and 23860?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23846 and 23860 is 2.

GCF(23846,23860) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23846 and 23860, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23846 and 23860.

How to find the GCF of 23846 and 23860?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23846 and 23860. After we will calculate the factors of 23846 and 23860 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23846

Prime factors of 23846 are 2, 11923. Prime factorization of 23846 in exponential form is:

23846 = 2¹ × 11923¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23860

Prime factors of 23860 are 2, 5, 1193. Prime factorization of 23860 in exponential form is:

23860 = 2² × 5¹ × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 23846

List of positive integer factors of 23846 that divides 23846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11923

Step-4: Factors of 23860

List of positive integer factors of 23860 that divides 23846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1193, 2386, 4772, 5965, 11930

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23846 and 23860. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23846 and 23860 is 2.

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