What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23916 and 23921?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23916 and 23921 is 1.

GCF(23916,23921) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23916 and 23921, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23916 and 23921.

How to find the GCF of 23916 and 23921?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23916 and 23921. After we will calculate the factors of 23916 and 23921 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23916

Prime factors of 23916 are 2, 3, 1993. Prime factorization of 23916 in exponential form is:

23916 = 2² × 3¹ × 1993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23921

Prime factors of 23921 are 19, 1259. Prime factorization of 23921 in exponential form is:

23921 = 19¹ × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 23916

List of positive integer factors of 23916 that divides 23916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1993, 3986, 5979, 7972, 11958

Step-4: Factors of 23921

List of positive integer factors of 23921 that divides 23916 without a remainder.

1, 19, 1259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23916 and 23921. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23916 and 23921 is 1.

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