What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23946 and 23956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23946 and 23956 is 2.

GCF(23946,23956) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23946 and 23956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23946 and 23956.

How to find the GCF of 23946 and 23956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23946 and 23956. After we will calculate the factors of 23946 and 23956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23946

Prime factors of 23946 are 2, 3, 13, 307. Prime factorization of 23946 in exponential form is:

23946 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23956

Prime factors of 23956 are 2, 53, 113. Prime factorization of 23956 in exponential form is:

23956 = 2² × 53¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 23946

List of positive integer factors of 23946 that divides 23946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 307, 614, 921, 1842, 3991, 7982, 11973

Step-4: Factors of 23956

List of positive integer factors of 23956 that divides 23946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 113, 212, 226, 452, 5989, 11978

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23946 and 23956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23946 and 23956 is 2.

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