What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23918 and 23928?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23918 and 23928 is 2.

GCF(23918,23928) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23918 and 23928, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23918 and 23928.

How to find the GCF of 23918 and 23928?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23918 and 23928. After we will calculate the factors of 23918 and 23928 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23918

Prime factors of 23918 are 2, 11959. Prime factorization of 23918 in exponential form is:

23918 = 2¹ × 11959¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23928

Prime factors of 23928 are 2, 3, 997. Prime factorization of 23928 in exponential form is:

23928 = 2³ × 3¹ × 997¹

Step-3: Factors of 23918

List of positive integer factors of 23918 that divides 23918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11959

Step-4: Factors of 23928

List of positive integer factors of 23928 that divides 23918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 997, 1994, 2991, 3988, 5982, 7976, 11964

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23918 and 23928. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23918 and 23928 is 2.

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