What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23886 and 23890?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23886 and 23890 is 2.

GCF(23886,23890) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23886 and 23890, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23886 and 23890.

How to find the GCF of 23886 and 23890?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23886 and 23890. After we will calculate the factors of 23886 and 23890 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23886

Prime factors of 23886 are 2, 3, 1327. Prime factorization of 23886 in exponential form is:

23886 = 2¹ × 3² × 1327¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23890

Prime factors of 23890 are 2, 5, 2389. Prime factorization of 23890 in exponential form is:

23890 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2389¹

Step-3: Factors of 23886

List of positive integer factors of 23886 that divides 23886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1327, 2654, 3981, 7962, 11943

Step-4: Factors of 23890

List of positive integer factors of 23890 that divides 23886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2389, 4778, 11945

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23886 and 23890. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23886 and 23890 is 2.

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