What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23930 and 23948?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23930 and 23948 is 2.

GCF(23930,23948) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23930 and 23948, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23930 and 23948.

How to find the GCF of 23930 and 23948?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23930 and 23948. After we will calculate the factors of 23930 and 23948 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23930

Prime factors of 23930 are 2, 5, 2393. Prime factorization of 23930 in exponential form is:

23930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23948

Prime factors of 23948 are 2, 5987. Prime factorization of 23948 in exponential form is:

23948 = 2² × 5987¹

Step-3: Factors of 23930

List of positive integer factors of 23930 that divides 23930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2393, 4786, 11965

Step-4: Factors of 23948

List of positive integer factors of 23948 that divides 23930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5987, 11974

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23930 and 23948. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23930 and 23948 is 2.

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