What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23877 and 23897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23877 and 23897 is 1.

GCF(23877,23897) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23877 and 23897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23877 and 23897.

How to find the GCF of 23877 and 23897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23877 and 23897. After we will calculate the factors of 23877 and 23897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23877

Prime factors of 23877 are 3, 7, 379. Prime factorization of 23877 in exponential form is:

23877 = 3² × 7¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23897

Prime factors of 23897 are 23, 1039. Prime factorization of 23897 in exponential form is:

23897 = 23¹ × 1039¹

Step-3: Factors of 23877

List of positive integer factors of 23877 that divides 23877 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 379, 1137, 2653, 3411, 7959

Step-4: Factors of 23897

List of positive integer factors of 23897 that divides 23877 without a remainder.

1, 23, 1039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23877 and 23897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23877 and 23897 is 1.

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