What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23858 and 23864?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23858 and 23864 is 2.

GCF(23858,23864) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23858 and 23864, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23858 and 23864.

How to find the GCF of 23858 and 23864?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23858 and 23864. After we will calculate the factors of 23858 and 23864 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 23864

Prime factors of 23864 are 2, 19, 157. Prime factorization of 23864 in exponential form is:

23864 = 2³ × 19¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 23858

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23864

List of positive integer factors of 23864 that divides 23858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 157, 314, 628, 1256, 2983, 5966, 11932

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23858 and 23864. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23858 and 23864 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23858 and 23864