What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23854 and 23858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23854 and 23858 is 2.

GCF(23854,23858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23854 and 23858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23854 and 23858.

How to find the GCF of 23854 and 23858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23854 and 23858. After we will calculate the factors of 23854 and 23858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23854

Prime factors of 23854 are 2, 11927. Prime factorization of 23854 in exponential form is:

23854 = 2¹ × 11927¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23858

Prime factors of 23858 are 2, 79, 151. Prime factorization of 23858 in exponential form is:

23858 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 23854

List of positive integer factors of 23854 that divides 23854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11927

Step-4: Factors of 23858

List of positive integer factors of 23858 that divides 23854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 151, 158, 302, 11929

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23854 and 23858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23854 and 23858 is 2.

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