What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23938 and 23957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23938 and 23957 is 1.

GCF(23938,23957) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23938 and 23957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23938 and 23957.

How to find the GCF of 23938 and 23957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23938 and 23957. After we will calculate the factors of 23938 and 23957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23938

Prime factors of 23938 are 2, 11969. Prime factorization of 23938 in exponential form is:

23938 = 2¹ × 11969¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23957

Prime factors of 23957 are 23957. Prime factorization of 23957 in exponential form is:

23957 = 23957¹

Step-3: Factors of 23938

List of positive integer factors of 23938 that divides 23938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11969

Step-4: Factors of 23957

List of positive integer factors of 23957 that divides 23938 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23938 and 23957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23938 and 23957 is 1.

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